- Why Don T The Leukocytes Lyse When Applying This Solution Hint What Is Different Between The Surface Of An Rbc And Th 1 (17.66 KiB) Viewed 17 times
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1. White Blood Cell Count We are applying a (hyper (hypo hypo tonic solution which has more less less solutes to lyse erythrocytes. OSMOSIS_ is the process which explains the movement of water toward (higher/lower) higher solutes. Why don't the leukocytes lyse when applying this solution? (Hint: What is different between the surface of an RBC and the surface of the T-cell shown in the introduction to Lab 3?) RBCs are shaped as biconcave discs Why don't we just use a detergent to lyse the RBCs?