Background. At the concentrations used in haemodialysis and in a dose‐dependent way, unfractionated heparin (UFH) and, to a lesser degree, a low‐molecular‐weight heparin (LMWH) stimulate polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) in vitro, and could act in synergy with the stimulatory effect of dialysis membranes in vivo.To examine this hypothesis, we studied the effects of different heparin types and regimens on blood PMNs during haemodialysis sessions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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