Rheology: An overlooked component of vascular disease

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-99

  Kensey, K R ^a  

^a Rheologics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROSTACYCLIN; THROMBOPLASTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTERY OCCLUSION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM; ERYTHROCYTE; FLOW KINETICS; FORCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VISCOMETER;

EID: 0038048851     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107602960300900201     Document Type: Review

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