Effect of antimalarial drugs on polymerization of sickle cell hemoglobin (HbS)

Turkish Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-44

  Chikezie, Paul Chidoka ^a   Chikezie, Chinwendu Maureen ^a   Amaragbulem, Patrick Ikechukwu ^a  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimalarial drugs; Haemoglobin; Polymerization; Sickle cell; Sodium metabisulphite

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; HEMOGLOBIN S; QUININE; SODIUM METABISULFITE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 77949753689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1303829X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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