Effects of a Homogeneous Magnetic Field on Erythrocyte Sedimentation and Aggregation

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 215-222

  Iino, Masaaki ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood rheology; Cell orientation; Diamagnetic erythrocyte; Westergren method

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOPLASMA;

BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CELL ORIENTATION; DIAMAGNETIC ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HOMOGENEOUS MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC-FIELD; SALINE SOLUTIONS; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; VERTICAL DIRECTION; WESTERGREN METHOD;

SEDIMENTATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME;

ADULT; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030629713     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1997)18:3<215::AID-BEM3>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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