Neutrophil separation technique for neonates

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 205-208

  Wan, Thomas S K ^a   Tam, Alfred Y C ^a   Yeung, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; DIATRIZOATE; FICOLL; GELATIN;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SEPARATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE DENSITY; SEPSIS;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CELL SEPARATION; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 0032878704     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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