Reticulocyte count, mean reticulocyte volume, immature reticulocyte fraction, and mean sphered cell volume in elite athletes: Reference values and comparison with the general population

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 616-622

  Banfi, Giuseppe ^a,b   Mauri, Clara ^b   Morelli, Benedetto ^c   Di Gaetano, Nicola ^d   Malgeri, Ursula ^d   Melegati, Gianluca ^a,e  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera di Legnano   (Italy)

^d Instrumentation Laboratory   (Italy)

^e Italian Rugby Federation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletes; Immature reticulocyte fraction (IRF); Mean reticulocyte volume (MRV); Mean sphered cell volume (MSCV); Reticulocytes

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL VOLUME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MONITORING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RETICULOCYTES; SKIING; SPORTS;

EID: 33646712786     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2006.094     Document Type: Article

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