Evidence for higher red blood cell mass in persons with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and Gilbert's syndrome

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 335, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-119

  Buyukasik, Yahya ^a   Akman, Umit ^a   Buyukasik, Naciye S ^b   Goker, Hakan ^a   Kilicarslan, Alparslan ^a   Shorbagi, Ali I ^a   Hascelik, Gulsen ^a   Haznedaroglu, Ibrahim C ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Blood cell count; Erythrocyte volume; Gilbert's syndrome; Red cell mass

Indexed keywords

LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; GILBERT DISEASE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 39149083425     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318142be0d     Document Type: Article

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