Assessment of zinc level and its relationship with some hematological parameters among patients with sickle cell anemia in Abakaliki, Nigeria

Assessment of zinc level and its relationship with some hematological parameters among patients with sickle cell anemia in Abakaliki, Nigeria

Background: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited hemoglobin (Hb) disorder with susceptibility for oxidative damage due to chronic redox imbalance in red blood cells (RBCs) which often results in hemolysis, endothelial injury, recurrent vaso-occlusive episodes, and derangement in hematological pa...

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Main Authors: Ngozi Immaculata Ugwu, Clifford Okike, Collins N Ugwu, Chinonyelum T Ezeonu, Festus E Iyare, Chihurumnanya Alo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
hematological parameters
red blood cell
sickle cell anemia
zinc level
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2021;volume=30;issue=1;spage=55;epage=59;aulast=Ugwu

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