Reticulocyte evaluation in α+-thalassemia

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-70

  Krugner F ^a   Zaccariotto, T R ^a   Rosim, E T ^a   Costa, F F ^a   Grotto, H Z W ^a   Sonati, Maria Fatima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Brazilian population; Reticulocyte evaluation; Serum erythropoietin; Soluble transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRITIN; SOLUBLE TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL MATURATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; ERYTHROPOIETIN BLOOD LEVEL; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNONEPHELOMETRY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NEPHELOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROPOIESIS; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RETICULOCYTES;

EID: 30444441429     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20487     Document Type: Article

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