Diameter variability and microvascular flow resistance

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 6 41-6, 1997, Pages

  Pries, Axel R ^a   Schönfeld, David ^a   Gaehtgens, Peter ^a   Kiani, Mohammad F ^b   Cokelet, Giles R ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood viscosity in vivo; Hemodynamics; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VISCOSITY; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030855821     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.6.h2716     Document Type: Article

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