Water diffusion permeability of human erythrocytes studied by a pulsed gradient NMR technique.

Water diffusion permeability of human erythrocytes has been measured by NMR using a pulsed magnetic field gradient technique. The measurement of exchange rates was based on restricted diffusion of water molecules within red blood cells. This method avoids addition of paramagnetic ions, such as Mn2+, and is used in vivo. The mean lifetime of water insed human erythrocytes was found to be 17 ms at 24 degrees C. A sulfhydryl reagent, known to inhibit water osmotic permeability, reduced significantly water diffusion across the red cell membrane.

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