Influence of gravity on flow distribution of red blood cells in microcirculation.
The influence of the gravity on flow distribution of erythrocytes in microcirculation was examined. We developed a new centrifuge system with a rotation disc. An observation system of blood flow in a micro-flow channel was arranged on the disc. Erythrocyte flow in the micro-flow tube was displaced under the gravity. This study suggests that the gravity affects the transfer of substances from blood vessels to tissues.
Tateishi
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Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan.
Suzuki
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Shirai
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Maeda
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D002498:Centrifugation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004903:Erythrocyte Aggregation / Q000502:physiology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006112:Gravitation; D018056:Hemorheology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008833:Microcirculation; D012399:Rotation