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Erythrocytes from one species were labelled with fluorescein isothiocyanate and mixed with unlabelled erythrocytes from another species. Albumin polymers were added to generate rouleaux. The species of origin of erythrocytes in rouleaux was determined by fluorescence microscopy. Erythrocytes from different species segregated into independent rouleaux. However, fluorescent and non-fluorescent erythrocytes from one individual were mixed randomly in rouleaux. These results confirm, using a novel experimental approach, previous observations of Sewchand & Canham [(1976) Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 54, 437-442]. Since rouleaugenic agents are not species-specific, under the 'agglomerin' hypothesis of rouleau formation they would be expected to form bridges between cells from different species. It follows that either the agglomerin hypothesis is incorrect, or additional species-specific surface components are involved in the aggregation of agglomerin-cross-bridged cells.
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