MICROVASCULAR MECHANICS AND HEMODYNAMICS (394.1-394.21).

Presents abstracts of studies on microvascular mechanics and hemodynamics presented at the Experimental Biology/International Union of Physiological Sciences 2005 congress in San Diego, California. "Effect of Red Blood Cells on the Shear-Induced Aggregation of Human Neutrophils," by Harry Goldsmith, Fiona McIntosh, et al; "Correlation Between Whole Blood Viscosity (WBV) and Microvascular Abnormalities in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Patients," Anthony Cheung, Sahana Ramanujam, et al; "Correlation of Sickle Cell Disease Whole Blood Interaction With Extracellular Matrix Under a Defined Shear Condition With Conjunctival Blood Flow (red-cell velocity)," by Anthony Cheung, Patricia Duong, et al.