The Red Blood Cell as a Gender-Associated Biomarker in Metabolic Syndrome: A Pilot Study

In the present pilot study (56 patients), some red blood cell parameters in samples from patients with metabolic syndrome and subclinical atherosclerosis, but without any sign of coronary artery disease, have been analyzed. The main goal of this work was to determine, in this preclinical state, new...

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Main Authors: Elisabetta Straface, Lucrezia Gambardella, Antonella Mattatelli, Emanuele Canali, Francesca Boccalini, Luciano Agati, Walter Malorni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cell Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/204157