Red blood cell water permeability in elderly people

Acta Endocrinologica

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-309

  Tehaniuc, A M ^a   Benga, G ^b,c  

^a New St John Suceavci County Emergency Hospital   (Romania)

^b Cluj County Clinical Emergency Hospital   (Romania)

^c First Laboratory of Genetic Explorations   (Romania)

Author keywords

Aged people; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Red blood cell; Water channel proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865479035     PISSN: 18410987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2011.299     Document Type: Article

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