Fractal dimensions in red blood cells

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1247-1253

  Rapa, Alina ^a   Oancea, Servilia ^b   Creanga, Dorina ^c  

^a SC Johnson Preparatory Academy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

^c ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Fractal analysis; HarFA; Red blood cell aggregation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 32644453152     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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