The use of electron microscopy in the investigation of the ultrastructural morphology of immune thrombocytopenic purpura platelets

Seminars in Hematology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 222-228

  Hughes, Mary ^a   Webert, Kathryn ^a   Kelton, John G ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL DESTRUCTION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; THROMBOCYTE MEMBRANE; THROMBOCYTE STRUCTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0033865731     PISSN: 00371963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-1963(00)90100-8     Document Type: Article

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