Soluble P-selectin should be measured in citrated plasma, not in serum [4]

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 530-532

  Caine, Graham J ^a   Blann, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Platelets; Soluble P selectin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DESMOPRESSIN; PADGEM PROTEIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SERUM; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; P-SELECTIN; PLASMA; PLATELET ACTIVATION;

EID: 0037677872     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04320.x     Document Type: Letter

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