Reference values of fetal erythrocytes in maternal blood during pregnancy established using flow cytometry

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 631-636

  De Wit, Harry ^a   Nabbe, Karin C A M ^b   Kooren, Jurgen A ^c   Adriaansen, Henk J ^d   Roelandse Koop, Elianne A ^e   Schuitemaker, Joost H N ^f   Hoffmann, Johannes J M L ^g  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Medial   (Netherlands)

^d GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f IQ Products   (Netherlands)

^g ABBOTT GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti hemoglobin F; Fetal erythrocytes; Flow cytometry; Gestational age; Kleihauer Betke; Pregnancy; Reference values

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

CELL SEPARATION; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 80053490449     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPHL3VXY0VMLXL     Document Type: Article

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