Sensitivity of the cell transit analyzer (CTA) to alterations of red blood cell deform ability: Role of cell size-pore size ratio and sample preparation

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 753-765

  Baskurt, Oguz K ^a   Fisher, Timothy C ^a   Meiselman, Herbert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell Transit Analyzer; Glutaraldehyde; Red blood cell deformability; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD SAMPLING; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029987534     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: 18758622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-1996-16604     Document Type: Article

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