Effects of leg rotation on lymph flow and pressure in rabbit lumbar lymph circulation: In vivo experiments and graphical analysis

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 23, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 329-333

  Ikomi, Fumitaka ^a   Ohhashi, Toshio ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LEG; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; LEG; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; PRESSURE; RABBITS; RHEOLOGY; ROTATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034456548     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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