In vitro culture growth of erythroid progenitors and serum erythropoietin assay in the differential diagnosis of polycythaemia

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 569-576

  Shih, L Y ^a,b   Lee, C T ^a   See, L C ^a   Ou, Y C ^a   Dunn, P ^a   Wang, P N ^a   Kuo, M C ^a   Wu, J H ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endogenous erythroid colony; Erythroid progenitor (BFU E); Polycythaemia; Serum erythropoietin level

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE MARROW; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 0031875886     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1998.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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