Erythrocyte morphology in rheumatoid arthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome: A preliminary study

Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-35

  Richards, R S ^a   Roberts, T K ^a   Mathers, D ^b   Dunstan, R H ^a   McGregor, N R ^a   Butt, H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Erythrocyte morphology; Rheology; Rheumatoid arthritis; Scanning electron microscopy; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; HEMOGLOBIN; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTE SHAPE; ERYTHROCYTE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; OXIDATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0034046845     PISSN: 10573321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J092v06n01_03     Document Type: Article

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