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Published: 18.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Summaries, Notes 'Determining the Isotonic Solution in Sheep Erythrocytes ', 1.
  • Summaries, Notes 'Determining the Isotonic Solution in Sheep Erythrocytes ', 2.
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Every cell is selectively permeable to different molecules. This type of selectively is caused by a semi-permeable membrane, which allows the movement of certain molecules across it. Water exchange can be measured in two ways: RBC osmotic permeability is measured, and diffusional water permeability is measured (Benga and Borza 1995). Diffusion is the movement of high concentration to low concentration. The diffusion of water across a permeable membrane is called osmosis. …

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