Hyposplenism: Comparison of different methods for determining splenic function

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 484-489

  Lammers, A J Jolanda ^a   de Porto, Alexander P N A ^a   Bennink, Roelof J ^a   van Leeuwen, Ester M M ^a   Biemond, Bart J ^a   Goslings, J Carel ^a   van Marle, Jan ^a   ten Berge, Ineke J M ^a   Speelman, Peter ^a   Hoekstra, Joost B L ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KEYHOLE LIMPET HEMOCYANIN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID; TETANUSVACCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNCTIONAL SPLENIC VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOSPLENISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHATIC PARAMETERS; MALE; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLEEN FUNCTION; SPLEEN SCINTISCANNING; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS; ERYTHROCYTE INCLUSIONS; ERYTHROCYTES; ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859910060     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23154     Document Type: Article

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