Measurement of endogenous plasma thrombopoietin in patients with acquired aplastic anaemia by a sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 538-543

  Kojima, Seiji ^a   Matsuyama, Takaharu ^a   Kodera, Yoshihisa ^a   Tahara, Tomoyuki ^b   Kato, Takashi ^b  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS NAGOYA FIRST HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

aplastic anaemia; bone marrow transplantation; ELISA; immunosuppressive therapy; thrombopoietin

Indexed keywords

THROMBOPOIETIN;

APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; COLONY FORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEGAKARYOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

EID: 8244227980     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.992915.x     Document Type: Article

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