Postprandial change in canine blood viscosity.
1. Postprandial variation in blood viscosity was studied in beagle dogs. 2. Blood viscosity increased following feeding. This change was caused by haematocrit elevation, which resulted mainly from splenic contraction. 3. Haemoconcentration, plasma viscosity and erythrocyte deformability did not contribute to the postprandial increment in blood viscosity.
Kurata
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Toxicological Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nagano, Japan.
Nakamura
H
H
Baba
A
A
Asano
T
T
Haruta
K
K
Takeda
K
K
Suzuki
M
M
D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D004285:Dogs; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood; D013154:Spleen / Q000502:physiology; D013156:Splenectomy
D001798:Blood Proteins; D012964:Sodium