A flow cytometric platelet immunofluorescence crossmatch for predicting successful HLA matched platelet transfusions

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1005-1010

  Sintnicolaas, K ^a,b   Lowenberg B ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

alloimmunization; flow cytometry; immunofluorescence; platelet crossmatch; platelet transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

EID: 0029990106     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.414953.x     Document Type: Article

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