title: Red cell shapes in capillaries.
abstract: The deformation of red blood cells (RBCs) has been studied in narrow glass capillaries using two microscopes mounted at right angles to allow three-dimensional analyses. It is found that the RBCs deform primarily by a folding of the disc about the longitudinal axis of the capillary.
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002196:Capillaries / Q000502:physiology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000502:physiology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins