title: Change of hematocrit and blood viscosity in cholesterol-fed rabbits.
abstract: In the cholesterol-fed rabbits, we observed that the whole blood viscosity was maintained at the normal level in spite of the decrease in hematocrit. This phenomenon suggests that there exists some visco-regulatory mechanism, and we could simulate it by a simple integration type model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hospital, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takamizawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsushima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006706:Homeostasis; D008954:Models, Biological; D011817:Rabbits; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D002784:Cholesterol