ORIENTATION OF GLUTARALDEHYDE-FIXED ERYTHROCYTES IN STRONG STATIC MAGNETIC-FIELDS

Authors
HIGASHI T SAGAWA S ASHIDA N TAKEUCHI T
Citation
T. Higashi et al., ORIENTATION OF GLUTARALDEHYDE-FIXED ERYTHROCYTES IN STRONG STATIC MAGNETIC-FIELDS, Bioelectromagnetics, 17(4), 1996, pp. 335-338
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics
Journal title
Bioelectromagnetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01978462
Volume
17
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
335 - 338
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-8462(1996)17:4<335:OOGEIS>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
In a uniform static magnetic field up to 8 Telsa, glutaraldehyde-fixed erythrocytes showed an orientation in which their disk plane was perp endicular to the magnetic field. The paramagnetism of membrane-bound h emoglobin was thought to contribute significantly to this orientation. The observation of magnetic orientation is directed toward understand ing the fundamental microstructural aspects of the erythrocyte. (C) 19 96 Wiley-Liss, Inc.