Erythrometer: a new device for measuring erythrocyte filterability and plasma viscosity.
The Erythrometer is a new device capable of determining both red blood cell filterability and plasma viscosity. In the case of filterability measurements, a suspension of washed red blood cells is filtered at a steady flow rate through a 3 or 5 microns pore-diameter membrane. Pressure drop across the membrane is recorded and a red blood cell filterability index can be calculated according to the change in pressure. The authors describe the instrument's operating principle and performance and present some of the results obtained.
D001809:Blood Viscosity; D003958:Diamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004867:Equipment Design; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005976:Glutaral / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008851:Micropore Filters; D014462:Ultrafiltration / Q000295:instrumentation*
D003958:Diamide; D005976:Glutaral