Gel-filtration of sickle erythrocytes: Separation based on cell deformability

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-18

  Baerlocher, G M ^a,b   Meiselman, H J ^b   Reinhart, W H ^a  

^a KANTONSSPITAL GRAUBÜNDEN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformability; Erythrocyte; Gel filtration; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE;

ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; GEL FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; SICKLE CELL;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS;

EID: 0035069208     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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