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Red Blood Cells from Individuals with Abdominal Obesity or Metabolic Abnormalities Exhibit Less Deformability upon Entering a Constriction

Abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) are multifactorial conditions associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes mellitus. Previous work has demonstrated that the hemorheological profile is altered in patients with abdominal obesity and MS, as evidenced for e...

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Autores principales: Zeng, Nancy F., Mancuso, Jordan E., Zivkovic, Angela M., Smilowitz, Jennifer T., Ristenpart, William D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27258098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156070