SHORT-TERM ASSESSMENT OF RED BLOOD CELL SURVIVAL USING51Cr

Abstract
Cr51 techniques for the study of red blood cell survival over long periods in the steady state are now well established (Ebaugh, Emerson, and Ross, 1953; Mollison and Veall, 1955; Hughes, Jones and Mollison, 1956). This paper presents the results of an investigation of the validity of a Cr51 study not exceeding 10 days which is well suited to a combination with a Fe59 technique for the rapid simultaneous assessment of red cell production and destruction where haematological conditions may show fairly rapid changes.