Lectin-induced increase in clonogenic growth of haematopoietic progenitor cells

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16-20

  Vehmeyer, Katalin ^a   Hajto, Tibor ^b   Hostanska, Katarina ^b   Könemann, Stefan ^a   Löser, Holger ^a   Saller, Reinhard ^b   Wörmann, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CD34+ cells; Colony forming assay; Viscum album agglutinin

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; PLANT LECTIN; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SELECTION; CELL STIMULATION; CLONOGENESIS; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LECTIN BINDING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031973960     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1998.tb00991.x     Document Type: Article

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