Influence of irradiation on in vitro red-blood-cell (RBC) storage variables of leucoreduced RBCs in additive solution PAGGS-M

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-27

  Hauck, B ^a   Oremek, D ^a   Zimmermann, R ^a   Ruppel, R ^a   Troester, B ^a   Eckstein, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood components; Gamma irradiation; Leucoreduction; Red blood cells; Storage

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GLUCOSE; GUANOSINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MANNITOL; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; GAMMA RADIATION; HEMOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

2,3-DIPHOSPHOGLYCERATE; ADENINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD PRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ERYTHROCYTES; GAMMA RAYS; GLUCOSE; GUANOSINE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MANNITOL; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM;

EID: 79958783351     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2010.01455.x     Document Type: Article

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