Circulating transferrin receptor during erythropoietin medication of anemic patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 321-324

  Pettersson, T ^a   Teppo, A M ^a   Siimes, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anemia; Recombinant human erythropoietin; Rheumatoid arthritis; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

IRON SALT; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029985083     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749609104065     Document Type: Article

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