Investigating the effect of a platelet additive solution on apheresis platelet and fibrin network ultrastructure

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-351

  Pretorius, E ^a   Crookes, R ^b   Oberholzer, H M ^a   van der Spuy, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apheresis; Fibrin networks; First generation platelet additive solution; Platelets; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

DRUG ADDITIVE; FIBRIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; PLATELET ADDITIVE SOLUTION; THROMBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APHERESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CITRATED HUMAN PLASMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; PH MEASUREMENT; PLASMA; PSEUDOPODIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE STRUCTURE;

BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; CELL SURVIVAL; FIBRIN; HUMANS; PLATELETPHERESIS; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649479811     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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