Factors affecting reticulocyte enrichment by density gradient ultracentrifugation

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 207-211

  Jun, Gyo ^a   Seoh, Ju Young ^b   Jung, Yun Jae ^a   Jeon, Chang Hoon ^a   Im, Jeong Soo ^a   Park, Jae Won ^a  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; HUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; TEMPERATURE;

BLOOD DONORS; BUFFERS; CALCIUM; CEFUROXIME; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SIZE; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETICULOCYTES; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 66049138568     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000220334     Document Type: Article

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