Circulating Endothelial Cells as a Prognostic Marker in Thrombotic Microangiopathy

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 564-570

  Erdbruegger, Uta ^a   Woywodt, Alexander ^a   Kirsch, Torsten ^a   Haller, Hermann ^a   Haubitz, Marion ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circulating endothelial cells; endothelial damage; prognostic marker; thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; LECTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROGNOSIS; STAINING; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33748756429     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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