Increased blood viscosity: Disease, adaptation or treatment?

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-306

  Intaglietta, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE; PROSTACYCLIN;

BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VISCOSITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; HEART OUTPUT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PLASMA VISCOSITY; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BLOOD VISCOSITY; HUMANS; VASODILATION;

EID: 68649100457     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2009-1236     Document Type: Letter

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