Thrombopoietin has a primary role in the regulation of platelet production in preterm babies

Pediatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-32

  Watts, Timothy L ^a   Murray, Niel A ^b   Roberts, Irene A G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MEGAKARYOCYTE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOPOIESIS;

EID: 0033050820     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199907000-00005     Document Type: Article

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