Change of hematocrit and blood viscosity in cholesterol-fed rabbits

Issue title: 25th Anniversary Volume. Memorial Issue for Robin Fåhræus (1888–1968)

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Takamizawa, Keiichi^a | Hayashi, Kozaburo^c | Nakamura, Takao^c | Kato, Tadashi^a | Tsushima, Nobuko^b

Affiliations: [a] Department Of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan | [b] Department Of Medicine, Hospital, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan | [c] Department Of Biomedical Control, Research Institute Of Applied Electricity, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060, Japan

Note: [] Accepted by: Editor E. Fukada

Abstract: In the cholesterol-fed rabbits, we observed that the whole blood viscosity was maintained at the normal level in spite of the decrease in hematocrit. This phenomenon suggests that there exists some visco-regulatory mechanism, and we could simulate it by a simple integration type model.

Keywords: Whole Blood Viscosity, Hematocrit, Visco regulation, Cholesterol-fed Rabbits

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1988-25607

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 869-877, 1988