In vitro effects of helium-neon laser irradiation on human blood: Blood viscosity and deformability of erythrocytes

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 477-482

  Mi, Xian Qiang ^a   Chen, Ji Yao ^a   Liang, Zi Jun ^a   Zhou, Lu Wei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELLS; FORMABILITY; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PATHOLOGY; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; VISCOSITY;

ERYTHROCYTES; HUMAN BLOOD; INTRAVASCULAR IRRADIATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

HELIUM NEON LASERS;

CALCIUM ION; HELIUM; NEON;

ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HELIUM NEON LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; SHEAR RATE; HEMATOCRIT; LASER; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; BLOOD VISCOSITY; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; HELIUM; HEMATOCRIT; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; LASERS; NEON;

EID: 13844318275     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2004.22.477     Document Type: Article

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