Alsever's solution
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Alsever's solution is saline based liquid used to prevent coagulation of human blood. it is composed of equal volume of 2% dextrose, 0.8% sodium citrate,0.5% citric acid, 0.42% sodium chloride. This solution is used to study in-vitro anti inflammatory activity of crude drugs. this study is called HRBC (human red blood cell) stabilization method
reference
- Gandhisan R, Thamaraichelvan A, Baburaj. Antiinflammatory action of Lannea coromandelica HRBC membrane stabilization. Fitotherapia 1991; 62: 82-83.
- Schjerning-Thiesen, Knud (2009). "Experiments on the Stability of Sheep Erythrocytes Stored in Alsever's Solution". Acta Pathologica Microbiologica Scandinavica. 32: 198. doi:10.1111/j.1699-0463.1953.tb00242.x.
- L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected. 2003. p. 827.