Erythropoietin - The first 90 years

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 137-145

  Lappin, T R J ^a,c   Rich, I N ^a,b  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erythropoiesis; Erythropoietin; Gene expression; Haematocrit; Hypoxia; Red cells

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMATOCRIT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029845779     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1996.00172.x     Document Type: Review

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