[The effect of temperature on the chemical resistance of erythrocytes]

The kinetics of haemolytic process was analysed in terms of the hyperbolic tangent. The effect of acid hydrochloride and sodium hydroxide on temperature dependence of human erythrocyte haemolysis was evaluated by regression analysis. It has been found that high concentration of acid hydrochloride and low temperature result in cooperative effects. In contrast to sodium hydroxide, neither cooperative, nor anticooperative effects were revealed at all temperatures under study. A general scheme for chemical haemolysis was proposed.