Effects of dextran molecular weight on red blood cell aggregation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3059-3065

  Neu, Björn ^a   Wenby, Rosalinda ^b   Meiselman, Herbert J ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ADULT; CELL AGGREGATION; DEXTRANS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 55549135720     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.130328     Document Type: Article

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