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PMID: 5778020 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

Deformation of red blood cells in capillaries.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 164 ·No. 3880 ·1969-05-09 ·Pages 717-9

Skalak R, Branemark PI

Abstract

The shapes of red blood cells in capillary blood vessels are reinterpreted from observations of human red cells. The parachute or umbrella shape often observed is not an axisymmetric shape as formerly assumed, but is the basic biconcave disk shape of the red cell with the upstream end flattened by the pressure gradient.

MeSH Terms
Biological Transport Blood Flow Velocity Blood Pressure Capillaries/physiology Erythrocytes Humans Rheology
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Skalak R
Branemark P I
Article Info
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Abbr.
Science
ISSN
0036-8075
DOI
10.1126/science.164.3880.717
Published
1969-05-09
Pages
717-9
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0404511
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.164.3880.717 View journal details
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