Thrombopoietin measurement in thrombocytosis: Dysregulation and lack of feedback inhibition in essential thrombocythaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 929-932

  Pitcher, L ^a   Taylor, K ^a   Nichol, J ^b   Selsi, D ^b   Rodwell, R ^a   Marty, J ^b   Taylor, D ^a   Wright, S ^a   Moore, D ^a   Kelly, C ^a   Rentoul, A ^a  

^a MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential thrombocythaemia; Myeloproliferative disease; Platelets; Thrombocytosis; Thrombopoietin

Indexed keywords

THROMBOPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPOIESIS; THROMBOCYTOSIS; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 6844255879     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.4633267.x     Document Type: Article

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