Examination of red blood cell deformability in cystic fibrosis.
The red blood cell deformability was determined in 20 children suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF), and the results were compared with the data on 20 healthy children. In CF, a pronounced impairment of the deformability was found.
Novák
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Municipal Children's Hospital, Szeged, Hungary.
Gyurkovits
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D001776:Blood Circulation Time; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000097:blood*; D004907:Erythrocyte Deformability; D006801:Humans