Analysis of flow acceleration during erythrocyte filtration: Dependence of hematocrit and cell rigidity

Biorheology

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 379-395

  Lindmark, K ^a   Engstrom K G ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adhesive forces; aggregation kinetics; animal blood models; erythrocyte aggregation; index of structure of the aggregates; laser light erythroaggregameter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 0029855617     PISSN: 0006355X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-355X(96)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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