No evidence for an intrinsic platelet defect in patients with liver cirrhosis - Studies under flow conditions [1]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2070-2072

  Lisman, Ton ^a,b   Adelmeijer, J ^a   de Groot, P G ^a,b   Janssen, H L A ^c   Leebeek, F W G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COLLAGEN; FIBRINOGEN; HUMAN ALBUMIN; PROTHROMBIN; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; THROMBIN;

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION; THROMBOCYTE ANOMALY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

BLOOD PLATELET DISORDERS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PLATELET ADHESIVENESS; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 33747179530     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02122.x     Document Type: Letter

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