Blood thixotropy in patients with sickle cell anaemia: role of haematocrit and red blood cell rheological properties.

We compared the blood thixotropic/shear-thinning properties and the red blood cells' (RBC) rheological properties between a group of patients with sickle cell anaemia (SS) and healthy individuals (AA). Blood thixotropy was determined by measuring blood viscosity with a capillary viscometer usin...

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Main Authors: Jens Vent-Schmidt, Xavier Waltz, Marc Romana, Marie-Dominique Hardy-Dessources, Nathalie Lemonne, Marie Billaud, Maryse Etienne-Julan, Philippe Connes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4263608?pdf=render