Erythrocytes and their role as health indicator: Using structure in a patient-orientated precision medicine approach

Blood Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 263-274

  Pretorius, Etheresia ^a   Olumuyiwa Akeredolu, Oore ofe O ^a   Mbotwe, Sthembile ^a   Bester, Janette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Erythrocytes; Inflammation; Precision and individualised patient orientated medicine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UPREGULATION; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

BIOMARKERS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PRECISION MEDICINE;

EID: 84957645350     PISSN: 0268960X     EISSN: 15321681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2016.01.001     Document Type: Review

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