Baseline levels of plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1) and changes during transfusion in thalassemic patients

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 260-262

  Viprakasit, Vip ^a,b,c,d   Kankirawatana, Suthida ^b   Akarasereenont, Pravit ^b   Durongpisitkul, Kritvikrom ^b   Chotewuttakorn, Sirikul ^b   Tanphaichitr, Voravarn S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Hb E disease; Plasma endothelin 1; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0036089573     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10129     Document Type: Article

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