Antisickling Agents
| Definition: |
Agents used to prevent or reverse the pathological events leading to sickling of erythrocytes in sickle cell conditions. |
| Notes: |
consider also ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL /drug ther |
| Also Called: |
Desickling Agents |
| Previously Indexed: |
Anemia, Sickle Cell (1966-1976),Hemoglobin, Sickle (1975-1976),Hemoglobins, Abnormal (1966-1974) |
Antisickling Agents Definitions and Terms
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