Serum levels of GM-CSF are elevated in patients with thrombocytopenia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 486-488

  Abboud, Miguel R ^a   Laver, Joseph ^b   Xu, Fushen ^b   Weksler, Babette ^b   Bussel, James ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytokines; GM CSF; Haemolytic anaemia; Neutropenia; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0030053526     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1464.x     Document Type: Article

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