Spatio-temporal variations in cell-free layer formation near bifurcations of small arterioles

Microvascular Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-125

  Ong, Peng Kai ^a   Jain, Swati ^a   Kim, Sangho ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN;

ARTERIOLE; ARTERIOLE BIFURCATION; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREMASTER MUSCLE; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DEXTRANS; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 84856770404     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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