Complex environmental changes alter hemorheological, hematological and biochemical variables in volunteers

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ernst, E. | Matrai, A. | Magyarosy, I.

Affiliations: Clinic for Physical Medicine, University of Munich, Ziemssenstraße 1, 8000 München 2, FRG

Note: [] Accepted by: Editor J.A. Dormandy

Abstract: During a 5 weeks’ journey in the Far East healthy volunteers were exposed to radically different environments. In order to examine their influences on hemorheological and other variables, venous blood samples were taken repeatedly before and after the journey. Results yield significant changes in blood rheology, blood count, electrophoresis and plasma iron. It is therefore suggested that the bodily reactions to environmental changes affect such parameters. This should be taken into account when designing and interpretating clinical studies.

Keywords: hemorheology, environment, climate

DOI: 10.3233/CH-1986-6306

Journal: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 251-255, 1986