The level of complement activation fragments is higher in red blood cell units than segments

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 692-693

  Hu, Xianzhen ^a   Barnum, Scott R ^a   Patel, Rakesh P ^b   Marques, Marisa B ^b   Weinberg, Jordan A ^c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complement; Leukoreduction; Red cell storage lesion

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT;

COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; LETTER;

COMPLEMENT; LEUKOREDUCTION; RED CELL STORAGE LESION;

COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS;

EID: 84888433694     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2013.10.001     Document Type: Letter

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