The swirling phenomenon in stored platelets is influenced by their endogenous serotonin

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-145

  Hervig, T ^a   Bakken, A M ^a   Farstad, M ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Endogenous platelet serotonin content; Platelet concentrates; Storage; Swirling

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD STORAGE; HUMAN; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0033152959     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1999.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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