Laser-assisted optical rotational cell analyser (L.O.R.C.A.); I. A new instrument for measurement of various structural hemorheological parameters

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 605-618

  Hardeman, M R ^a   Goedhart, P T ^a   Dobbe, J G G ^b   Lettinga, K P ^b  

^a Dept of Internal Medicine ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ektacytometry; Erythrocyte aggregation; Erythrocyte deformability; Instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CAPILLARY FLOW; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LASER; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0027983577     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: 18758622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-1994-14416     Document Type: Article

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