Intra- and interrater reliability of morphologically evaluated lymphocyte apoptosis in trained and untrained observers

Biology of Sport

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 223-226

  Navalta, J W ^a   McFarlin, B K ^b   Lyons, T S ^a   Ramos, A R ^a   Arnett, S W ^a   Schafer, M A ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Methodological evaluation; Programmed cell death; Stability reliability; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855403381     PISSN: 0860021X     EISSN: 20831862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5604/965481     Document Type: Article

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