Sex-dependent differences in rheological properties and the relation of blood viscosity to erythrocyte aggregation indices among morbidly obese patients

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 259-267

  MacIej, Wiewiora ^a   Krystyn, Sosada ^a   Slowinska, Ludmila ^a   Jerzy, Piecuch ^a   Marek, Glück ^a   Wojciech, Zurawinski ^a   Bolesław, Turczynski ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b Department of Biophysics Faculty of Medicine in Zabrze Medical University of Silesia ^*

Author keywords

blood and plasma viscosity; Obesity; red cell aggregation and deformability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; PLASMA VISCOSITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOMETER; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD VISCOSITY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; FEMALE; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77954093784     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2010-1275     Document Type: Article

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