The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life
bursting (lysis) of red blood cells One way of measuring vitamin E deficiency is by finding out how easily the red blood cells burst when subjected to lysing agents such as hydrogen peroxide Higher serum levels of vitamin E protect the red blood cells against hemolysis, unless they are then exposed to even higher concentrations of the oxidant hydrogen peroxide
the freeing of hemoglobin from the inside of the red blood cell by normal breakdown or mechanical destruction
Hemolysis is the destruction of red blood cells with the release of hemoglobin into the surrounding fluid
Disruption of the integrity of the red cell membrane causing release of hemoglobin Hemolysis may be caused by bacterial hemolysins, by antibodies that cause complement dependent lysis, by placing red cells in a hypotonic solution, or by defects in the red cell membrane