Age-related changes in thrombopoietin in children: Reference interval for serum thrombopoietin levels

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 884-888

  Ishiguro, Akera ^a   Nakahata, Tatsutoshi ^b   Matsubara, Kousaku ^c   Hayashi, Yasuhide ^d   Kato, Takashi ^e   Suzuki, Yoko ^a   Shimbo, Toshikazu ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NISHI KOBE MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Cord blood; Plasma; Serum; Thrombopoietin

Indexed keywords

THROMBOPOIETIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; THROMBOPOIETIN;

EID: 0032823483     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01641.x     Document Type: Article

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