title: Present status of apheresis technologies: part 4. Leukocyte filter.
abstract: This article is the fourth of a 4 part series describing the currently available apheresis devices and technologies. The sections include the following: Part 1, Membrane Plasma Separator (published in Vol. 1, No. 1); Part 2, Membrane Plasma Fractionator (published in Vol. 1, No. 2); Part 3, Adsorbent (published in Vol. 1, No. 3); and Part 4, Leukocyte Filter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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authors.lastname: Sueoka
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007937:Leukapheresis / Q000295:instrumentation*