Hypochromic red cells and reticulocyte haemglobin content as markers of iron-deficient erythropoiesis in patients undergoing chronic haemodialysis

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 659-665

  Cullen, Paul ^a,b   Söffker, Jana ^a   Höpfl, Martina ^a   Bremer, Christoph ^a   Schlaghecken, Ricarda ^a   Mahrens, Thomas ^a   Assmann, Gerd ^a   Schaefer, Roland M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Zentrallaboratorium   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erythropoietin; Haemodialysis; Hypochromic red cell; Iron; Reticulocyte

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRELECIT; FERRITIN; FERROUS GLUCONATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE;

EID: 0344699450     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.3.659     Document Type: Article

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