An osmotic fragility test is a blood test which works to see if red blood cells have a tendency to break apart easily. ‌ Two conditions that can cause this to happen are called thalassemia and ...

HEREDITARY spherocytosis with its associated congenital hemolytic anemia is generally easily recognized and satisfactorily treated with splenectomy. A rarer group of congenital hemolytic anemias, ...

Osmotic fragility of normal duck erythrocytes was significantly increased after exposure in vitro to cell-free extracts of Plasmodium lophurae or P. lophurae-infected duck red cells. The extent of the ...