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Whole blood and plasma viscosity of normal and alloxan diabetic rabbits were measured by means of cone in cone viscosimeters at different shear rates. Blood behaves like a non-Newtonian fluid,i.e. the viscosity is shear rate-dependent whereas plasma viscosity remains constant over the shear rate range employed,i.e. it behaves like a Newtonian fluid. Blood viscosity was found to be statistically significantly decreased in the alloxan diabetic group in comparison to the control group. The decrease is attributed to a slight decrease in mean hematocrit and mean plasma viscosity of the diabetic animals. The possible mechanisms of these changes are discussed.
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With the technical assistance of A. Lahham and G. Jacobi.
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Grigoleit, HG. Decrease in whole blood viscosity in alloxan diabetic rabbits. Acta diabet. lat 12, 72–78 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02581114
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