EDTA-Dependent Platelet Phagocytosis: A Cytochemical, Ultrastructural, and Functional Characterization

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 376-384

  Criswell, Kay A ^a   Breider, Michael A ^a   Bleavins, Michael R ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

EDTA; Phagocytosis; Platelet; Satellitosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; AUTOANTIBODY; EDETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TEMPERATURE; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTIFACTS; AUTOANTIBODIES; BLOOD PLATELETS; EDETIC ACID; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLATELET AGGREGATION; TEMPERATURE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0035289273     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/MG6T-YQJQ-7C74-RE1V     Document Type: Article

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