A new approach to detect reticulated platelets stained with Thiazole Orange in thrombocytopenic patients

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 431-440

  Fujii, Teruhisa ^a   Shimomura, Takeshi ^b   Fujimoto, Tetsurou T ^c   Kimura, Akirou ^b   Fujimura, Kingo ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Department of Surgical Oncdogy   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concentrated platelet rich plasma; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Reticulated platelet; Thiazole Orange; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; THIAZOLE ORANGE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; THROMBOCYTOPOIESIS;

BENZOTHIAZOLES; BLOOD PLATELETS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; QUINOLINES; STAINING AND LABELING; THIAZOLES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0033993594     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-3848(99)00182-6     Document Type: Article

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