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The plasma protein fibrinogen stabilizes clusters of red blood cells in microcapillary flows

The supply of oxygen and nutrients and the disposal of metabolic waste in the organs depend strongly on how blood, especially red blood cells, flow through the microvascular network. Macromolecular plasma proteins such as fibrinogen cause red blood cells to form large aggregates, called rouleaux, wh...

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Autores principales: Brust, M., Aouane, O., Thiébaud, M., Flormann, D., Verdier, C., Kaestner, L., Laschke, M. W., Selmi, H., Benyoussef, A., Podgorski, T., Coupier, G., Misbah, C., Wagner, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3949293/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24614613
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep04348