Determination of Hct, Erythrocyte Morphology, and Size
Hct was determined by centrifugation of the freshly collected
blood in the glass capillaries on Hct centrifuge.
Erythrocyte shape was examined using H605T Trinocular
Microscope (WPI Inc., Sarasota, FL), objective ×100, with the
digital camera Leica DFC300 FX and Leica IM50 software.
Alterations in the relative erythrocyte size were determined by
flow cytometry using forward scatter (FS) set on the linear scale.