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News Physiol Sci 18: 186-190, 2003; doi:10.1152/nips.01444.2003
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News in Physiological Sciences, Vol. 18, No. 5, 186-190, October 2003
© 2003 Int. Union Physiol. Sci./Am. Physiol. Soc.

Leukocyte Adhesion: An Exquisite Balance of Hydrodynamic and Molecular Forces

David F. J. Tees1 and Douglas J. Goetz2

1 Departments of Physics and Astronomy and
2 Chemical Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701
Leukocyte adhesion to the vascular endothelium involves a disruptive force exerted on the leukocyte by the flow of the blood and an adhesive force that forms at the leukocyte-endothelial interface. The relative strengths of these two competing forces govern leukocyte adhesion.






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