Effects of extracorporeal hemapheresis therapy on blood rheology

Journal of Clinical Apheresis

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 183-186

  Fadul, Jamal E M ^a   Linde, Torbjörn ^a   Sandhagen, Bo ^a   Wikström, Björn ^a   Danielson, Bo G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibrinogen; Immunoadsorption; Plasma viscosity; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMMUNOADSORPTION; MALE; PLASMA VISCOSITY; PLASMAPHERESIS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMAPHERESIS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0031455057     PISSN: 07332459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1101(1997)12:4<183::AID-JCA5>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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