Figure 10.

Changes of viscosity and the RBC morphology in patients undergoing Taxol®-based chemotherapies. Blood was drawn from patients directly prior to and after administration of Taxol®, for details see Table 1. Whole blood viscosity (haematocrit 45%) at high (A) and low (B) shear rate, plasma viscosity (C), and the RBC morphological index (D) were measured. n=7. P=0.031 for high shear viscosity; P=0.249 for low shear viscosity; P=0.059 for plasma viscosity; P=0.004 for morphological index (paired t-test).