Enhancement of erythrocyte sedimentation rate by polymerized hemoglobin

Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Immobilization Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 513-523

  Tsai, Sheung Pun ^a   Wong, J Tze Fei ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; BLOOD; CELLS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FRACTIONATION; HEMOGLOBIN; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULES; POLYMERIZATION; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION;

ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GEL PERMEATION; GLUTARALDEHYDE; MACROMOLECULAR BRIDGING;

BLOOD SUBSTITUTES;

GLUTARALDEHYDE; HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; RAT;

EID: 0030248030     PISSN: 10731199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10731199609117443     Document Type: Article

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