EFFECT OF COMBINED COMBELEN AND POLAMIVET ON THE SPLENIC AND PERIPHERAL CIRCULATING BLOOD IN DOGS

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The erythropenic effect of Combelen-Polamivet combination upon the sp < /strong>lenic and circulating level of erythrocytes were investigated in 15 dogs. It was demonstrated that the increase in splenic hae matocrit, red blood cell count and haemoglobin content as well as the reduction of these parameters in the peripheral blood is largely due to the splenic preservation of red cells. The data indi cate that there was a reduction in the red cell diameter and the spleen was dilated more than three times its normal size.