Vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors and fibrinogen levels in FFP remain stable upon repeated freezing and thawing

Transfusion

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 873-877

  Ben Tal, Ofira ^a   Zwang, Ety ^b   Eichel, Roza ^b   Badalbev, Tanya ^b   Hareuveni, Mara ^b  

^a Blood Bank   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; FIBRINOGEN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FREEZING; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THAWING;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG STABILITY; FACTOR IX; FACTOR VII; FACTOR X; FIBRINOGEN; HEAT; HUMANS; PLASMA; VITAMIN K;

EID: 0038307226     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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