TITLE:
Erythrocyte shape transformation in physiological regulation of blood viscosity
AUTHORS:
L. N. Katiukhin
KEYWORDS:
Erythrocyte; Deformability; Aggregation; Stress
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Molecular and Integrative Physiology,
Vol.3 No.4,
November
14,
2013
ABSTRACT: The study was carried out to evaluate deformable and
aggregative erythrocyte properties in humans under normal and pathological
states and in rats exposed to various stressors. A strong correlation between
the erythrocyte rheological determinants, i.e. deformability index and
aggregation rate, was found under pathological and stress-induced states. The
physiological significance of this phenomenon is to maintain the native
structure of blood flow.