Fig. 4.
Morphology of RBCs.
Native (A and E) and May-Gruenwald Giemsa stained (B and F) light microscopy and scanning electron (C, D, G, and H) microscopy of peripheral blood smears of wild-type (A, B, and C) and mutant (D, E, and F) mice. The abnormal morphology and the decrease in the concavity of erythrocytes of mutant mice is seen. Bar 10 μm (A, B, C, E, F, and G), 5 μm (D and H).