Stability of cells fixed with glutaraldehyde and acrolein

Abstract

Dielectric techniques have been shown to be useful in studies of the effects of osmium-fixing procedures on the stability of erythrocytes (Carstensen and Smearing, 1967; Carstensen et al., 1969). In this report a similar approach has been used to investigate calf erythrocytes fixed with glutaralde-hyde and acrolein. Both agents can produce stable cells and preserve as an insulating barrier all but a fraction of a per cent of the membrane. © 1971, Rockefeller University Press. All rights reserved.