Ultrastructure of peripheral blood granulocytes from patients with low serum cobalamin

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-195

  Bunting, R W ^b   Selig, M K ^a   Dickersin, G R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b A Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalamin deficiency; Peripheral blood ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030119278     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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