title: Postprandial change in canine blood viscosity.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Toxicological Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nagano, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haruta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D012964:Sodium