Experimental Hematology
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 1312-1322 , October 2006

Evidence for downregulation of erythropoietin receptor in bone marrow erythroid cells of patients with chronic idiopathic neutropenia

  • Charalampos Pontikoglou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology of the University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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  • George Liapakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology of the University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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  • Katerina Pyrovolaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology of the University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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  • Marios Papadakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology of the University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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  • Juergen Bux

      Affiliations

    • Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Blood Service West, Hagen, Germany
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  • George D. Eliopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology of the University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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  • Helen A. Papadaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology of the University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Helen A. Papadaki, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Heraklion, P.O. Box 1352, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Received 22 December 2005 ,Revised 12 May 2006 ,Accepted 12 May 2006.

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PII: S0301-472X(06)00327-4

doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2006.05.010

Experimental Hematology
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 1312-1322 , October 2006