Effects of proteins, blood cells and glucose on the viscosity of cerebrospinal fluid

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 246-251

  Bloomfield, I G ^a,b   Johnston, I H ^a,c   Bilston, L E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Newtonian fluid; Shear rate; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; SHEAR RATE; VISCOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINS;

EID: 0031707485     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028659     Document Type: Article

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