Biophysical characterization of β-thalassemic red blood cells

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-53

  Desouky, Omar S ^a   Selim, Nabila S ^a   El Bakrawy, Eman M ^a   El Marakby, Seham M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Dielectric properties; Osmotic fragility; Red blood cells; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BIOPHYSICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FLOW KINETICS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

BETA-GLOBINS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 70349229560     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-009-9056-5     Document Type: Article

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