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Arneth-Schilling index of nucleus shift

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Numerical expression of the course of action in the so-called left shift of neutrophilic leukocytes.

Bibliography

  • V. Schilling:
    Das Blutbild und seine klinische Verwertung.
    Jena 1912. 7th and 8th edition 1929; translated into English.
    Das Hämogram in der Poliklinik. I. Biologische Kurven der Leukozytenbewegung als Grundlage der praktischen Bewertung einmaliger Blutundersuchungen.
    Zeitschrift für klinische Medizin, 1924, 99: 117-134. Das tägliche Blutbild. Medizinische Klinik, 1958.

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