Orientation of glutaraldehyde-fixed erythrocytes in strong static magnetic fields.
In a uniform static magnetic field up to 8 Telsa, glutaraldehyde-fixed erythrocytes showed an orientation in which their disk plane was perpendicular to the magnetic field. The paramagnetism of membrane-bound hemoglobin was through to contribute significantly to this orientation. The observation of magnetic orientation is directed toward understanding the fundamental microstructural aspects of the erythrocyte.
School of Allied Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan.
T
T
Higashi
S
S
Sagawa
N
N
Ashida
T
T
Takeuchi
D016764:Cell Polarity / Q000502:physiology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D005404:Fixatives; D005976:Glutaral; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008280:Magnetics; D008706:Methemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism
D005404:Fixatives; D008706:Methemoglobin; D005976:Glutaral