Combined administration of G-CSF and dexamethasone for the mobilization of granulocytes in normal donors: Optimization of dosing

Transfusion

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 642-644

  Liles, W C ^a   Rodger, E ^a   Dale, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 0034096357     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40060642.x     Document Type: Article

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