Rouleaux
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Rouleaux are stacks or aggregations of red blood cells that form due to the unique discoid shape of the cells in vertebrates. The flat surface of the discoid RBCs gives them a large surface area to ma
Rouleaux formation on a patient's vaginal swab wet smear
Hemorheology
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Hemorheology, also spelled haemorheology, or blood rheology, is the study of flow properties of blood and its elements of plasma and cells. Proper tissue perfusion can occur only when blood's rheologi
Rouleaux
…aggregate population decreases. The aggregation of red blood cells progresses in the same manner except that cells are biconcave rather than spherical. Hemorheology Agglutinin…
Figure 1 - Displacement due to Elastic and Viscous Effects
Figure 3 - Torque vs. Displacement graph showing viscoelastic behavior