Red Blood Cell Aggregation

by Herbert J Meiselman, Bjorn Neu, Björn Neu, et al.

Book Overview

Red blood cells in humans--and most other mammals--have a tendency to form aggregates with a characteristic face-to-face morphology, similar to a stack of coins. Known as rouleaux, these aggregates are a normally occurring phenomenon and have a major impact on blood rheology. What is the underlying mechanism that produces this pattern? Does this really happen in blood circulation? And do these rouleaux formations have a useful function?

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367382318
• ISBN13: 9780367382315
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"