Effect of anticoagulant and storage conditions on platelet size and clumping in healthy dogs

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 774-779

  Mylonakis, Mathios E ^a,d   Leontides, Leonidas ^b   Farmaki, Rania ^a   Kostoulas, Polychronis ^b   Koutinas, Alexander F ^a   Christopher, Mary ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Citrate; Dogs; Ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid; Macroplatelets; Platelet clumping

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TETRA;

EID: 57749179772     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000609     Document Type: Article

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