The formation of clumps of RED BLOOD CELLS under low or non-flow conditions, resulting from the attraction forces between the red blood cells. The cells adhere to each other in rouleaux aggregates. Slight mechanical force, such as occurs in the circulation, is enough to disperse these aggregates. Stronger or weaker than normal aggregation may result from a variety of effects in the ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE or in BLOOD PLASMA. The degree of aggregation is affected by ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY, erythrocyte membrane sialylation, masking of negative surface charge by plasma proteins, etc. BLOOD VISCOSITY and the ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE are affected by the amount of erythrocyte aggregation and are parameters used to measure the aggregation.

Descriptor ID	D004903
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.625.225 E05.200.625.225 G09.188.370.187
Concept/Terms	Erythrocyte Aggregation Erythrocyte Aggregation Aggregation, Erythrocyte Aggregations, Erythrocyte Erythrocyte Aggregations Rouleaux Formation, Erythrocyte Rouleaux Formation, Erythrocyte Erythrocyte Rouleaux Formation Erythrocyte Rouleaux Formations Formation, Erythrocyte Rouleaux Formations, Erythrocyte Rouleaux Rouleaux Formations, Erythrocyte Agglutination, Intravascular Agglutination, Intravascular Agglutinations, Intravascular Intravascular Agglutinations Intravascular Agglutination Erythrocyte Aggregation, Intravascular Erythrocyte Aggregation, Intravascular Aggregation, Intravascular Erythrocyte Aggregations, Intravascular Erythrocyte Erythrocyte Aggregations, Intravascular Intravascular Erythrocyte Aggregations Intravascular Erythrocyte Aggregation

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