Thrombopoietin and interleukin-6 levels in Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 476-482

  Lin, Chih Yang ^a   Yang, Yao Hsu ^a   Lee, Chien Chang ^a   Huang, Chou Lang ^a   Wang, Li Chieh ^a   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Henoch Schoenlein purpura; Interleukin 6; Nephritis; Thrombocytosis; Thrombopoietin

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; THROMBOPOIETIN;

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MALE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOSIS; BLOOD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; TAIWAN; THROMBOCYTOSIS; THROMBOPOIETIN;

EID: 33847694008     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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