Measuring the effect of different agents on the viscosity of biological fluids: A novel method

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-36

  Hubbold, L M ^a   Garner, C M ^a   Chakraborti, P R ^a  

^a DERBY CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DORNASE ALFA; MUCIN;

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYST FLUID; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; CYSTADENOMA, MUCINOUS; CYSTADENOMA, SEROUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUCINS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0035084079     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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