Biophysical aspects of blood flow in the microvasculature

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 654-667

  Pries, A R ^a   Secomb, T W ^b   Gaehtgens, P ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Microcirculation; Red blood cells; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICROCIRCULATION;

EID: 0030271188     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0008-6363(96)00065-X     Document Type: Review

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