Blood viscosity is an important determinant of local flow characteristics, which exhibits shear
thinning behavior: it decreases exponentially with increasing shear rates. Both hematocrit …

Deformability is an essential feature of blood cells (RBCs) that enables them to travel
through even the smallest capillaries of the human body. Deformability is a function of (i) …

The flow properties of blood play significant roles in tissue perfusion by contributing to
hydrodynamic resistance in blood vessels. These properties are influenced by …

Here we describe the effects of a controlled, 30 min, high-intensity cycling test on blood
rheology and the metabolic profiles of red blood cells (RBCs) and plasma from well-trained …

A common indicator of rheological dysfunction is a measurable decrease in the deformability
of red blood cells (RBCs). Decreased RBC deformability is associated with cellular stress or …

The present review focuses on the past and recent knowledge in the field of exercise
hemorheology and presents some unresolved issues for opening discussion. Acute exercise …

Red blood cell (RBC) deformability is an important determinant of the microcirculation. It is
influenced by various hematological parameters but also by nitric oxide (NO) which is …

Our aim is to present an updated overview of the erythrocyte metabolism highlighting its
richness and complexity. We have manually collected and connected the available …

This article reviews the effects of acute and chronic exercise on the fatty-acid composition of
animal and human tissues (plasma, skeletal muscle, heart, adipose tissue, liver, artery and …

The Omega-3 Index is defined as erythrocyte eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and represents an individual's status in these two marine …