Erythrocyte apparent viscosity

Erythrocyte age is associated with erythrocyte apparent viscosity (1.31-fold versus reticulocytes; 1.16-fold versus normal cells).

“Aged erythrocytes, forced through 15-mum capillaries differed in apparent viscosity from reticulocytes and normal cells by a factor of 1.31 and 1.16, respectively.”

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Editorial: Red cell ageing and death

Vox sanguinis·1 Jan 1976