The Haemoglobin
If red blood cells are placed in a salty solution, water will move out of the cells through the process of osmosis. This will cause the cells to shrink and potentially become distorted in shape. In extreme cases, the cells may become dehydrated and potentially burst.
Hemoglobin is the substance responsible for the red color of blood. It is a protein found in red blood cells that binds to oxygen and gives blood its red hue.
When red blood cells are kept in a 10% glucose solution, water will flow out of the cells due to osmosis, causing them to shrink and become crenated. This is because the solution is hypertonic compared to the inside of the red blood cells.
Leukemia is the type of cancer that can cause white blood cells to attack red blood cells. This occurs when the abnormal white blood cells recognize red blood cells as foreign and begin attacking them.
shrinking of blood
because of the amount of oxygen.
Red blood cells in a hypertonic solution will shrink. This occurs as water moves out of the red blood cell.
hemophagia
When red blood cells are placed in a sucrose solution, water will move out of the cells through the process of osmosis. This causes the red blood cells to shrink and become dehydrated, a process known as crenation. If the concentration of sucrose is too high, it can lead to irreversible damage and destruction of the red blood cells.
The Haemoglobin
If you expose red blood cells to a high concentration of NaCl (salt), water will move out of the cells through osmosis, causing them to shrink and potentially undergo hemolysis (bursting). This process is known as crenation.
When red blood cells are placed in a solution with a higher salt concentration than inside the cells (hypertonic solution), they can shrink due to water moving out of the cells via osmosis. However, water alone typically does not cause red blood cells to shrink unless there are drastic changes to the surrounding environment.
If red blood cells are in a hypertonic solution, water will move out of the cells causing them to shrink and possibly become dehydrated. Conversely, if red blood cells are in a hypotonic solution, water will move into the cells causing them to swell and potentially burst, a process known as hemolysis. In an isotonic solution, red blood cells maintain their normal shape and size.
If red blood cells are placed in a salty solution, water will move out of the cells through the process of osmosis. This will cause the cells to shrink and potentially become distorted in shape. In extreme cases, the cells may become dehydrated and potentially burst.
Hemoglobin is the substance responsible for the red color of blood. It is a protein found in red blood cells that binds to oxygen and gives blood its red hue.
2% NaCl is hypertonic to red blood cells causing them to shrink and crenate due to water moving out of the cells by osmosis. Hemolysis is likely to occur in hypotonic solutions where red blood cells swell and burst.