Change of hematocrit and blood viscosity in cholesterol-fed rabbits

Biorheology. 1988;25(6):869-77. doi: 10.3233/bir-1988-25607.

Abstract

In the cholesterol-fed rabbits, we observed that the whole blood viscosity was maintained at the normal level in spite of the decrease in hematocrit. This phenomenon suggests that there exists some visco-regulatory mechanism, and we could simulate it by a simple integration type model.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Viscosity*
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Cholesterol, Dietary / administration & dosage*
  • Female
  • Hematocrit*
  • Homeostasis
  • Models, Biological
  • Rabbits
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Cholesterol, Dietary
  • Cholesterol