In vitro assessment of dose-dependent platelet activation by polyclonal antithymocyte globulins: A flow-cytometric analysis

Transplantation

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 751-754

  Beiras Fernandez, Andres ^a   Walther, Sebastian ^a   Muenzing, Silvia ^a   Thein, Eckart ^a   Hammer, Claus ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antithymocyte globulins; CD62p; hLAMP 1; Platelet; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; TECELAC; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTOTOXICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; PLATELET ACTIVATION;

EID: 4544260092     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000129808.18985.F2     Document Type: Article

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