Affinity purification of heparin-dependent antibodies to platelet factor 4 developed in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: Biological characteristics and effects on platelet activation

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 336-341

  Amiral, J ^a   Pouplard, C ^b   Vissac, A M ^a   Walenga, J M ^c   Jeske, W ^c   Gruel, Yves ^b  

^a SYSMEX CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies to heparin PF4; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia; Platelet activation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SEROTONIN; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CASE REPORT; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; HEPARIN; HUMANS; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PLATELET FACTOR 4; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0034079490     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02034.x     Document Type: Article

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