Studies on Feline Haemobartonellosis : VI. Changes of Erythrocyte Lipids Concentration and Their Relation to Osmotic Fragility
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Japanese Society of Veterinary Science in The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Science
- Vol. 42 (3) , 281-288
- https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms1939.42.281
Abstract
The relationship between the changes of erythrocyte lipids concentration and the osmotic fragility of erythrocytes was examined in cats infected with H. felis. In these cats the cholesterol and phospholipid concentration of erythrocytes decreased markedly as anemia induced by H. felis became severe; lipids of the plasma showed no significant change in concentration. The osmotic fragility of erythrocytes increased progressively in proportion to the decrease of erythrocyte lipids concentration. The phospholipid composition of erythrocytes was not changed by infection of H. felis. The mean size of erythrocytes was reduced in the infected cats as the anemia progressed and increased in the remission of the anemia. Lipid loss in erythrocytes of cats infected with H. felis is discussed.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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