Evaluation of calcium alginate beads as a prolonged release delivery system for an orally active iron chelator
Cooley's anemia or $\beta$-thalassemia major affects over 100,000 newborns yearly. Treatment involves blood transfusions every 2-4 weeks for the rest of their life. This therapy leads to extreme iron overload resulting. Current therapy for iron overload requires s.c. or i.v. infusions of an iro...
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| Language: | en_US |
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1366 |