Soluble CD40 ligand, a mediator of sepsis or of transfusion-related adverse effects?

Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Tuinman, Pieter R ^a   Juffermans, Nicole P ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD40 LIGAND;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; THROMBOCYTE; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE;

CD40 LIGAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEPSIS;

EID: 79957890815     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc10237     Document Type: Letter

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