Composition*  of  Mixture  of  Red  Blood  Cells  axd 
Qutn’IKE  Sot.utiox. 
No.  of 
expcri- 
menr. 
Hacmohsis. 
2*5  emulsion  of 
red  blood  cells 
0*9  solution  of 
sodium  chloride 
1-92  %  solution  of 
quinine  bihydro- 
chloride 
I 
0*4  c.c. 
2*0  C.C. 
0*1  c.c. 
Complete  at  end  of  i  hour 
2 
0’5  c*c. 
2-4  c.c. 
0*1  c.c. 
Complete  at  end  of  i  hour 
3 
0-65  c.c. 
3*0  c.c. 
o* I  c.c. 
Complete  at  end  of  2  hours 
4 
0-8  c.c. 
V6  c.c. 
0*1  c.c. 
Complete  at  end  of  2.1houti 
1*05  C.C. 
4' 6  c.c. 
0*1  c.c. 
Trace  at  end  of  1  hours 
6 
1*3  C.C. 
5‘6  c.c. 
0* i  c.c. 
Nil  at  end  of  3  hours 
51x1  clay.  At  10-30  a.m.  patient’s  oxalated  plasma  was  deep 
orange,  with  no  red  tint,  containing  O'og  per  cent,  of  haemoglobin  m 
solution.  The  bands  of  methaemoglobin  were  visible  but  faint.  No 
parasites  or  pigmented  leucocytes  were  found  in  the  blood. 
Sth  day.  At  i  T  a.m.  patient’s  oxalated  plasma  was  a  deep  orange 
colour  and  gave,  in  a  column  18  mm.  high,  distinct  oxyhaemoglobin 
bands,  the  amount  of  dissolved  haemoglobin  being  0‘3  per  cent.  The 
methaemoglobin  bands  were  just  visible.  No  autolysin  present  in 
the  plasma.  The  appearance  of  the  blood  when  withdrawn  was 
distinctly  watery.  No  parasites  or  pigmented  leucocytes  were  found 
in  the  blood.  The  following  observations  were  made  at  37°  C.  with 
the  patient’s  red  blood  cells  suspended  in  O'Q  per  cent,  sodium 
chloride  solution,  to  which  quinine  bihydrochloride  had  been  added. 
No.  of 
experi¬ 
ment. 
Composition*  of  Mixture  of  Red  Blood  Cells  and 
Quinine  Solution. 
Haemolysis. 
red  blood  cells 
0*9  %  solution  of 
sodium  chloride 
1*92  solution  of 
quinine  bihydro- 
chloridc 
0*5  c.c. 
0-65  c.c. 
0*8  c.c. 
Complete  at  end  of  i  hour 
Complete  at  end  of  zhouu 
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Trace  at  end  of  3  hours 
6th  day.  At  ii  pm.  patient’s  oxalated  plasma  was  of  a  dark 
orange  colour  with  no  red  tint ;  it  gave  distinct  oxyhaemoglobin 
bands,  0’2  per  cent,  of  haemoglobin  being  present  in  solution.  No 
parasites  or  pigmented  leucocytes  were  found  in  the  blood. 
