Endogenous erythropoietin levels and anemia in long-term renal transplant recipients

Kidney and Blood Pressure Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 108-116

  Zadražil, Josef ^a   Horák, Pavel ^a   Horčička, Vladko ^a   Zahálková, Jana ^a   Štrébl, Pavel ^a   Hrubý, Miroslav ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anemia; Erythropoietin; Immunosuppressive treatment; Iron deficiency; Renal function; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FOLIC ACID; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON STORAGE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34247600668     PISSN: 14204096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100906     Document Type: Article

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