Abstract
A generalised theory is developed of the probability of the occurrence of various geometrical shapes when an axially symmetric body is sectioned. The theory is applied to normal erythrocytes of biconcave discoid shape, and also to cup shaped cells, and good agreement is obtained with the experimental results of Whitmore and Stalker. The effect of cell orientation on the proportion of shapes produced is analysed and by specific examples shown to be of great importance.
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