Growth of macroscopic human megakaryocyte colonies from cord blood in culture with recombinant human thrombopoietin (c-mpl ligand) and the effects of gestational age on frequency of colonies

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-28

  Nishihira, Hirokazu ^a,b   Toyoda, Yasunori ^a   Miyazaki, Hiroshi ^a   Kigasawa, Hisato ^a   Ohsaki, Etsuro ^a  

^a KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

c mpl ligand; Cord blood; Gestational age; Large megakaryocyte colonies; Recombinant human thrombopoietin

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT THROMBOPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEGAKARYOCYTE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0030043794     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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