Preparation of autologous platelets for the ophthalmologic treatment of macular holes

Transfusion

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 144-148

  Gehring, Svante ^a,b   Hoerauf, Hans ^b   Laqua, Horst ^b   Kirchner, Holger ^b   Klüter, Harald ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; RETINA MACULA HOLE; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPHERESIS; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033011723     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1999.39299154727.x     Document Type: Article

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