Ultrastructural pathology of the heart in patients with β-thalassaemia major

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-81

  Kyriacou, K ^a   Michaelides, Y ^b   Senkus, R ^c   Simamonian, K ^d   Pavlides, N ^d   Antoniades, L ^b   Zambartas, C ^b  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

^b NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Thalassaemia Centre   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cardiac muscle; Electron microscopy; Hemochromatosis; X ray microanalysis; thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

SIDEROPHORE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CELL GRANULE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0034014591     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01913120050118549     Document Type: Article

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