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Oxygen transport to the tissues depends on the ability of blood cells to flow through the circulatory system. The flow of blood in the circulatory network depends upon many factors. The viscosity which measures the resistance to flow is a major factor in determining the hemorheological properties of blood. A number of studies (Torre la de et al.; 1993, Paul et al., 1996; Sharp et al., 1996) indicate that the hemorheological properties, which determine blood flow, are impaired in the aged. Thus, aging has been shown to be associ ated with an increase in fibrinogen, plasma viscosity, whole blood viscosity and whole blood filterability (Avellone et al., 1993, Lechner et al., 1987).
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Rifkind, J.M., Ajmani, R.S., Heim, J. (1997). Impaired Hemorheology in the Aged Associated with Oxidative Stress. In: Harrison, D.K., Delpy, D.T. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XIX. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 428. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5399-1_2
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