The levels of nitric oxide in beta-thalassemia minor;Beta talasemi minörde nitrik oksit seviyeleri

Turkish Journal of Hematology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 187-189

  Bayraktar, Nihayet ^a   Erkurt, Mehmet Ali ^a   Aydoǧdu, Ismet ^b   BaŞflaran, Yalçin ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Hemolysis; Nitric oxide; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649094511     PISSN: 13007777     EISSN: 13085263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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