A diagnostic test for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: Detection of platelet microparticles using flow cytometry

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 724-731

  Lee, David H ^a   Warkentin, Theodore E ^a   Denomme, Gregory A ^a   Hayward, Catherine P M ^a   Kelton, John G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

flow cytometry; heparin; immune thrombocytopenia; platelet microparticles

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0030463618     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1944.x     Document Type: Article

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