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Review
. 1978 Oct;28(5):248-55.

Mechanisms of erythrocyte sedimentation

  • PMID: 369627
Review

Mechanisms of erythrocyte sedimentation

A Rovel et al. Biomedicine. 1978 Oct.

Abstract

Concomitant mechanisms of red-cell sedimentation are discussed: 1. physical 2. biological (the effects of plasma proteins, viscosity, and the number and size of erythrocytes on the rate of sedimentation). 3. an up-to-date review of the principal methods and systems used to measure the sedimentation rate--Automation of the Westergren initial methodology.

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