The RBC velocity, cell flux and tube hematocrit were measured in the arterial and venous ends of the rat cremaster capillaries. The widening of capillaries from the arterial to venous ends from 4.9 +/- 0.1 to 6.5 +/- 0.2 mu was accompanied by a decrease of the tube hematocrit from 32 +/- 2 to 19 +/- 1 due to the discrepancy between the RBC velocity drop from 523 +/- 36 to 397 +/- 22 mu/sec and the lumen area widening (76%). The attenuation of the Fahraus effect with the decrease of capillary diameter was shown, leading to the equality of the tube and discharge hematocrit in the diameter range of 3-4 microns. Negative correlation between the instantaneous values of the RBC vecolity and the tube hematocrit was observed.
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Parasit Vectors
November 2024
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Stillwater, OK, USA.
Front Vet Sci
September 2024
Laborary of Research in Veterinary Internal Medicine, Veterinary Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
Cureus
July 2024
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EGY.
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the differences between primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) in demographic and clinical features, management trends, and outcomes, alongside assessing recurrence risk factors in spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) patients.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study at New Damietta Hospital, Al-Azhar University, examined data from adults diagnosed with SP, differentiating between PSP and SSP types based on clinical and radiological criteria, to analyze demographics, clinical characteristics, management strategies, and outcomes.
Results: In a study of 170 patients, 42.
Biophys J
October 2024
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Despite increased interest in the effect of lingering red blood cells (LRBCs) on the heterogeneous hematocrit distribution in the microcirculation, quantitative data on LRBCs before and after the lingering event are still limited. The aim of the study was to investigate the relation between red blood cell (RBC) lingering and hematocrit partitioning in a microfluidic model of a microvascular bifurcation in the limit of low hematocrit conditions (tube hematocrit <10%). To this end, the classification of LRBCs was performed based on timing, position, and velocity of the RBCs.
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