Automatic volumetric capillary cytometry in the routine of an apheresis unit involved in multicomponent collection

Transfusion Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-121

  Valbonesi, M ^a   Bruni, R ^a   Florio, G ^a   Lercari, G ^a   Cantarella, S ^a   Torretta, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capillary cytometry; Multicomponent collection; Platelet plasma apheresis; Volumetric cytometry

Indexed keywords

APHERESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CYTOMETRY; ITALY; PLASMAPHERESIS; QUALITY CONTROL; THROMBOCYTOPHERESIS; VOLUMETRY;

AUTOMATION; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; FILTRATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PLATELET COUNT;

EID: 0032718941     PISSN: 09553886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3886(99)00082-X     Document Type: Article

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