Title: Modifications of the erythrocyte deformability alter the effect of temperature on the relative viscosity of human blood1
Abstract: The relative viscosity of normal red cell suspensions is independent of temperature at high shear rates. The relative viscosity of suspensions with normovolemic sphered erythrocytes having a reduced deformability, however, is higher at 37 degrees C then at 20 degrees C. It is concluded that the changes of the lipoprotein configuration within the erythrocyte membrane which are proposed to be involved in the disc-sphere-transformation of the red cell, depend on temperature and are responsible for the increased relative viscosity at 37 degrees C.
Publication Year: 1982
Publication Date: 1982-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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