Stem cell factor (SCF) levels in newborns

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 427-429

  Savas, Ayse ^a   Ince, Selma ^a   Coskun, Mesut ^a   Durmaz, Senay ^a   Yegin, Olcay ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Newborn; Sepsis neutrophil; Stem cell factor

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEUTROPENIA; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0031723166     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993970     Document Type: Article

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