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Kouichi Tanaka

Emeritus Professor · University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center

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History

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center
Present

Hematology and Medical Oncology
1957–1960
Internal Medicine
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
1954–1957
Pathology
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
1953–1954
Transitional Year
University of Southern California
1952–1953
Wayne State University School of Medicine
1948–1952

Research

Oral L-glutamine therapy for sickle cell anemia: I. Subjective clinical improvement and favorable change in red cell NAD redox potential
American Journal of Hematology · 1998 · Last of 4 authors · 88 citations
L-glutamine therapy reduces endothelial adhesion of sickle red blood cells to human umbilical vein endothelial cells
BMC Blood Disorders · 2005 · Last of 11 authors · 70 citations
Impaired pentose phosphate shunt function in sickle cell disease: a potential mechanism for increased Heinz body formation and membrane lipid peroxidation
American Journal of Hematology · 1983 · Last of 3 authors · 65 citations

NL
Neil Lachant
12 papers
YN
Yutaka Niihara
5 papers
AW
Amy Wang
2 papers
CJ
Cage Johnson
1 paper
DO
David Okun
1 paper
EM
Eric Miyamoto
1 paper · 1 as a resident
JM
John Magpayo
1 paper
JU
Jouni Uitto
1 paper
LS
Lance Sieger
1 paper
LG
Leonard Ginzton
1 paper
ML
Michael Laks
1 paper
PG
Paula Groncy
1 paper

Grants

Metabolic and Biochemical Studies of Blood Cells
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $771.8K · Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-Ucla Medical Center
1976–1992
Metabolic and Biochemical Studies of Blood Cells
NIADDK · R01
Contact PI · $131K · Los Angeles County Harbor-Ucla Med Ctr
1976–1986