A novel method for measuring the erythrocyte deformability, under oscillatory shear stress.
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A novel apparatus for detecting a subtle decrease in erythrocyte deformability was developed. The oscillatory shape change of erythrocytes was monitored under an oscillatory shear stress (modulating the oscillation frequency in the range of 9-90 dyn/cm2). The ellipsoidal deformation of intact erythrocytes perfectly followed the oscillatory force of up to about 2 Hz, but the diamide-treated cells showed a phase difference of the oscillatory deformation at 1.7 Hz.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Japanese journal of physiology
دوره 37 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987