Elevated numbers of reticulated platelets in hyperthyroidism: Direct evidence for an increase of thrombopoiesis

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 656-658

  Stiegler, Gabriele ^a   Stohlawetz, Petra ^a   Brugger, Stefan ^a   Jilma, Bernd ^a   Vierhapper, Heinrich ^a   Höcker, Paul ^a   Panzer, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Mean platelet volume; Platelet antibodies; Platelet count; Reticulated platelets

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPOIESIS; THYROID FUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES; BLOOD PLATELETS; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET GLYCOPROTEIN GPIB-IX COMPLEX; PLATELET GLYCOPROTEIN GPIIB-IIIA COMPLEX; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0031832615     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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