Behaviour of reticulocyte counts and immature reticulocyte fraction during a competitive season in élite athletes of four different sports

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-131

  Banfi, G ^a,b   Del Fabbro, M ^a,b  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletes; IRF; Reticulocytes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUTOANALYZER; BONE MARROW; COMPETITION; CYCLING; DOPING; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RUGBY; SKIING; SPORT; BLOOD; MALE;

IRON;

ADULT; DOPING IN SPORTS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SPORTS;

EID: 34249659363     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2006.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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