The following points highlight the top six ways by which RBC’s are destroyed by hemolysis. The ways are: 1. Osmotically 2. By hemotoxins 3. By Certain Drugs 4. By Lipid Solvents 5. By Mechanical Means 6. Other Hemolytic Agents. Way # 1. Osmotically: (i) The RBC membrane is permeable to water. When the blood is placed in hypotonic solution, red [...]
The below mentioned article provides a short note on the Conversion of Fibrinogen to Fibrin by Thrombin. Fibrinogen is a soluble plasma glycoprotein whose length is 46 nm. Its molecular weight is 340,000 and it consists of 6 polypeptide chains synthesized in liver. The 6 chains are two Aα chains, two Bβ chains, and two y chains making the structure [...]
The following points highlight the top three characteristics of plasma protein. The characteristics are: 1. Albumin 2. Globulins 3. Fibrinogen. Plasma Protein: Characteristic # 1. Albumin: a. About half of the total plasma proteins is albumin. b. It consists of 610 amino acids arranged in a single peptide chain. c. It has a molecular weight of about 69,000 and is [...]