Stabilization of rat erythrocytes against the haemolytic effect of glass particles by tribenoside.

Incubation of washed rat erythrocytes with minute glass particles results in haemolysis varying in degree according to the concentration of particles in the incubation medium. Cells pre-incubated with tribenoside1) display resistance to the destructive action of the glass particles. This protective effect is demonstrable at constant concentrations of tribenoside and varying concentrations of glass particles and conversely at constant particle concentrations and varying concentrations of tribenoside. Tribenoside thus also exerts a membrane-stabilizing action on red cells.