Reduced deformability of circulating erythrocytes: A marker of hyposplenism

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Prendki, Virginie ^a,b   Ndour, Alioune ^b   Jais, Xavier ^c   Ciceron, Liliane ^b   Settegrana, Catherine ^b   Buffet, Pierre ^b  

^a GROUPE HOSPITALIER DIACONESSES CROIX SAINT SIMON   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HYPOSPLENISM; LETTER; MICROSPHILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; ROTATIONAL EKTACYTOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN DISEASE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPLEEN; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 84866771777     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23297     Document Type: Letter

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