Are platelets activated after a rapid, one-step density gradient centrifugation? Evidence from flow cytometric analysis

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-77

  Bagamery, Krisztina ^a   Kvell, K ^a   Barnet, M ^a   Landau, R ^a   Graham, J ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b JG Research Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density gradient centrifugation; Flow cytometry; Platelet activation

Indexed keywords

CD63 ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CASE REPORT; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LYSOSOME; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION;

BLOOD PLATELETS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 14344251707     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2004.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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