Plasma viscosity in nephrotic Nigerians

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-167

  Oviasu, E ^a   Famodu, A A ^a   Ojeh, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nephrotic syndrome; Nigerians; Plasma fibrinogen; Plasma viscosity; Serum immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEPHROSIS; NIGERIA; PLASMA; PLASMA VISCOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD VISCOSITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NIGERIA; PROTEINURIA; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0031739855     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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