title: Evaluation of erythrocyte shape and status by laser interference microscopy.
abstract: The area, thickness, and volume of erythrocytes of different types (discocytes, stomatocytes, and echinocytes) from normal subjects and coronary patients were studied by laser interference microscopy. Increase of pH value leading to the stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte transformations resulted in a slight decrease of cell volume. In coronary patients, erythrocyte had larger area and volume and exhibited increased aggregation capacity compared to erythrocytes from controls. The results recommend laser interference microscopy as an adequate method for erythrocyte evaluation in laboratory diagnostic measurements.
authors.affiliation: Biological Faculty, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Yusipovich
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Bryzgalova
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Parshina
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lomakin
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Rodnenkov
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Maksimov
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008857:Microscopy, Interference