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Image: Human Erythrocytes OsmoticPressure PhaseContrast Plain

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Description: Human erythrocytes (red blood cells) viewed by phase contrast light microscopy. Three conditions are shown: hypertonic conditions (where the erythrocytes contract and appear "spiky"), isotonic conditions (where the erythrocytes appear normal) and hypotonic conditions (where the etrythrocytes expand and become more round).
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