Influence of gravity on flow distribution of red blood cells in microcirculation

J Gravit Physiol. 2000 Jul;7(2):P155-6.

Abstract

The influence of the gravity on flow distribution of erythrocytes in microcirculation was examined. We developed a new centrifuge system with a rotation disc. An observation system of blood flow in a micro-flow channel was arranged on the disc. Erythrocyte flow in the micro-flow tube was displaced under the gravity. This study suggests that the gravity affects the transfer of substances from blood vessels to tissues.

MeSH terms

  • Centrifugation / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Erythrocyte Aggregation / physiology*
  • Erythrocytes / physiology*
  • Flow Cytometry / instrumentation*
  • Gravitation*
  • Hemorheology / instrumentation
  • Humans
  • Microcirculation
  • Rotation