title: Effect of storage of blood on the osmotic fragility of mammalian erythrocytes.
abstract: The osmotic fragility of mammalian erythrocytes during blood storage was determined. Significant changes were observed in the fragility of goat, cattle, pig, mouse, rat and rabbit erythrocytes but not in sheep erythrocytes during the storage of blood for 24 hours at 10 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Oyewale
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000662:veterinary*; D008322:Mammals / Q000097:blood*; D009996:Osmotic Fragility; D012016:Reference Values