Abstract: The whole-organ pressure-flow relation in resting rat skeletal muscle is examined for the flow of plasma. Due to the small size of the blood vessels in this organ, inertia and convective ...

Abstract: In order to test experimentally a novel model for myogenic contraction of the arterioles, presented in Part I of this series, a sequence of in-vivo studies was performed on arterioles of rat ...

Abstract: The pressure dependent or myogenic contraction of arterioles is one of the most fundamental control mechanisms of microvascular perfusion. While many experimental observations have been obtained ...

Abstract: Recent in-vivo and in-vitro evidence indicates that fluid shear stress on the membrane of leukocytes has a powerful control over several aspects of their cell function. This evidence raises a ...

Abstract: Recent experimental evidence indicates that lymphatics have two valve systems, a set of primary valves in the wall of the endothelial cells of initial lymphatics and a secondary valve system ...

Abstract: Previous models of the erythrocyte membrane have been based on the assumption that the resting curvature of the membrane is either flat or has a small curvature relative to the overall cell ...

Abstract: A one-dimensional steady state continuum mechanics model of retraction of pseudopod in leukocytes is developed. The retracting pseudopod is assumed to move bodily toward the main cell body, the ...

Abstract: Highly curved cell membrane structures, such as plasmalemmal vesicles (caveolae) and clathrin-coated pits, facilitate many cell functions, including the clustering of membrane receptors and transport ...