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Ex vivo Mimicry of Normal and Abnormal Human Hematopoiesis
Published on: April 10, 2012
Effect of Na-,Fe-,Co-,Cu-polygalacturonate on hemopoietic function in laboratory animals
A B Vyshtakalyuk1, A N Karaseva, V V Karlin
1A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine
|November 21, 2007
Abstract:
The effects of water-soluble Na-,Fe-,Co-,Cu-polygalacturonate on hemopoiesis were studied in laboratory animals of various species, age, and functional groups. The compound had a strong positive effect on hemopoiesis, which manifested in an increase in hemoglobin concentration and erythrocyte count and rapid recovery of blood parameters after acute blood loss.
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