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Influence of gravity on flow distribution of red blood cells in microcirculation
N Tateishi1, Y Suzuki, M Shirai
1Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan.
Journal of Gravitational Physiology : a Journal of the International Society for Gravitational Physiology
|April 17, 2003
Abstract:
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.