Diagnosing platelet δ-storage pool disease in children by flow cytometry

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 626-632

  Maurer Spurej, Elisabeth ^a   Pittendreigh, Cheryl ^a   Wu, John K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bleeding disorders; Dense granules; Flow cytometry; Platelets; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE DISORDER; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BLOOD PLATELETS; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLATELET STORAGE POOL DEFICIENCY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 34247155803     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/3KRYCPNAPDTVFWGY     Document Type: Article

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