Pathologically stiff erythrocytes impede contraction of blood clots
Valerie Tutwiler, Rustem I. Litvinov, Anna D. Protopopova, Chandrasekaran Nagaswami, Carlos H. Villa, Eric Woods, Osheiza Abdulmalik, Don L. Siegel, Janice Russell, Vladimir R. Muzykantov, Wilbur A. Lam, David R. Myers, John W. Weisel
Topics & Concepts
Contraction (grammar)Erythrocyte deformabilityChemistryHemoglobinRed blood cellBiophysicsErythrocyte aggregationPlateletClot retractionMedicinePlatelet aggregationInternal medicineBiologyHematocritHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersErythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyBlood groups and transfusion