title: Red blood cell mechanics.
abstract: During the 120-day life span, the erythrocyte undergoes excessive passive deformation. Cell shape, cytoplasmic viscosity and membrane deformability and stability are key features in red cell deformability. These three cellular components are described in a nutshell in this review article.
authors.affiliation: MP Shah Medical College and GG Hospital, Jamnagar 361001.
authors.forename: Amalkumar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000502:physiology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000502:physiology; D004907:Erythrocyte Deformability / Q000502:physiology*; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans