Affiliations: Biomedical Engineering Division, Indian Institute of Technology Madras - 600 036, India
Note: [1] This paper should not have been handled by an Editor of CLINICAL HEMORHEOLOGY (see: vol.l, no.2, pp. 115–116, 1981) but submitted to an Editor of BIORHEOLOGY (see: vol.17, no.5/6, pp. 397–398, 1980). However, an exception has been made in this case to secure rapid publication. Executive Editorial Office
Note: [] Accepted by: Editor H. Schmid-Schönbein
Abstract: The rheological characteristics of laser irradiated fresh anticoagulated blood samples, before and after treatment with ATP, glucose, ATP-glucose and onion extract are determined. The erythrocytes show crenation and enhanced tendency of hemolysis with the increase of duration of exposure. The blood viscosity decreases as the exposure level increases at all shear rates. The erythrocytes before and after irradiation are mixed with ATP, glucose and ATP-glucose and are incubated at 37 °C. These cells do not recover from the changes induced by the laser radiation. The erythrocytes treated with onion extract and then incubated, show their normal appearance. The rheological characteristics of various irradiated samples are compared with that of the normal blood.
