title: [Red cell deformability, importance of its measurement in clinical medicine].
abstract: A new device for evaluation of red cell deformability is described. A population of red cells dispersed as a monolayer are subjected to a well defined fluid shear stress in a concentric cylinder viscometer. Red cell deformation is a function of rotational speed and red cell elongation is measured in a continuous manner using a diffraction method. Preliminary results in clinical medicine are presented.
mesh_terms: D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000097:blood
vernacular_title: La déformabilití des globules rouges, intérêt de sa mesure en clinique