Influence of fibrinogen and haematocrit on erythrocyte sedimentation kinetics

Biorheology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 287-297

  Holley, Loraine ^a   Woodland, Narelle ^a   Hung, Wai Tak ^a   Cordatos, Katherine ^a   Reuben, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ESR; Fibrinogen; Fibrinogen availability; Haematocrit; Model

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; KINETICS; TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HEMATOCRIT; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033384982     PISSN: 0006355X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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