Effects of erythropoietin on erythrocyte deformability in non-transfused preterm infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-256

  Klipp, Martina ^a   Holzwarth, Anne Ulrike ^b   Poeschl, Johannes M ^a   Nelle, Mathias ^c   Linderkamp, Otwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Department of Paediatrics   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte deformability; Erythropoietin; Haemoglobin; Preterm infant; Reticulocytes

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SHEAR STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; HEMATINICS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 33847186322     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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