Erythropoietin and retinopathy: The beginning of an understanding

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 574-

  Diskin, C J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR; HEPARIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANEMIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY;

EID: 41849121542     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.131623     Document Type: Letter

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