Author: Ottesen, J.
Title: The Life Cycle of Hen Erythrocytes
Description: Copenhagen, Ejnar Munksgaard, 1955. orig.cloth. 24x15cm, 107 pp, University of Copenhagen doctoral dissertation.. Textual tables.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Earlier determinations of the life cycle of red corpuscles; Calculation of the lifetime, assuming the isotope content of the precursors to be unknown; Experimental methods: Calculation of the mean specific activity of the plasma inorganic phosphorus measured during the first day of the experiment; Can nucleated red corpuscules be permanently labelled by incorporation of 32P in their deoxyribonucleic acid? Transfusion of labelled red corpuscles; Variation in the life span of hen erythrocytes; Calculation of the lifetime of red cells, based on specific activity values of total phosphorus of the erythrocytes; [...] Influence of blood loss on the formation of erythrocytes.

Keywords: Red Blood Corpuscles, Zoophysiology, Hen Chicken, Poultry, Physiology, Erythrocytes, Blood, Corpuscle, Zoology