title: [Blood microfiltration methods].
abstract: Red cell deformability can be approached by filtration through narrow channels either at constant pressure or at constant flow. A very simplified constant pressure method is described, measuring relative flow of 8% hematocrit red cells resuspended in buffer. A constant flow method is also described, using again 8 to 10% hematocrit, which the authors consider as more physiological than the very low hematocrits used by others. Significant results are obtained after incubation with pentoxifylline.
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood; D002021:Buffers; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000494:pharmacology; D011312:Pressure; D014462:Ultrafiltration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002021:Buffers; D010431:Pentoxifylline
vernacular_title: Les méthodes de microfiltration sanguine.