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vicious viscous hypothesis |
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vicious viscous hypothesis Kinetic hypothesis Hematology A hypothesis that attempts to explain the pathogenesis of the microvascular occlusions typical of sickle cell anemia; according to VVH, the ↑ in blood viscosity caused by the
relatively inelastic sickled RBCs, slows blood flow in
the microcirculation; this slowing results in relative hypoxia, which favors further sickling of upstream RBCs, resulting in vascular occlusion and infarction How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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