The laboratory has identified interactions that are essential for basic biological events of fundamental importance which notably include sperm - egg recognition in mammals, and the invasion
of erythrocytes by the blood stage of Plasmodium falciparum - the parasite responsible for most clinical cases of the deadly infectious diseases, malaria.
A CBC can tell your veterinarian if your pet has an unusual
number of erythrocytes (anemia, polycythemia), leukocytes (leukopenia, leukocytosis), or platelets (thrombocytopenia).
Clandinin, M. T., Van Aerde, J. E., Parrott, A., Field, C. J., Euler, A. R., and Lien, E. L. Assessment of the efficacious dose of arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids in preterm infant formulas: fatty acid
composition of erythrocyte membrane lipids.
Analytical flow cytometry analysis was performed on whole blood after
lysis of erythrocytes and fixing in 2 % PFA.
In a separate experiment, the researchers also determined the
stiffness of erythrocytes by measuring how deeply the AFM tip was able to penetrate into these cells.
When your veterinarian suspects that your pet is anemic, the vet will perform a simple blood test in the office that determines the volume (percentage)
of erythrocytes present in your pet's bloodstream.
Liver can also improve the quality of the blood, including the hemoglobin level and the
number of erythrocytes.
The CBC determines the number
of erythrocytes (red blood cells), the number and type of leukocytes (white blood cells), the number of platelets (thrombocytes), the hemoglobin level, and the hematocrit (packed cell volume, PCV).