Effect of X-irradiation on the quality of red cell concentrates

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 200-207

  Bashir, S ^a   Naik, F ^a   Cardigan, R ^a   Thomas, S ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma irradiation; Red cell concentrates; SAG M; X irradiation

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD RADIATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHELF LIFE; SUPERNATANT;

ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; GAMMA RAYS; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; X-RAYS;

EID: 80052918652     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01479.x     Document Type: Article

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