Changes in megakaryocytes in cases of thrombocytopenia: Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy analysis

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 473-479

  Bhasin, Tejinder Singh ^a   Sharma, Sonam ^a   Manjari, Mridu ^a   Mannan, Rahul ^a   Kansal, Vandana ^a   Chandey, Manish ^a   Piplani, Sanjay ^a  

^a SRI GURU RAM DAS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Marrow; Megakaryocytes; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLAST CELL CRISIS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CELL GRANULE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE SHAPE; THROMBOCYTE STRUCTURE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 84874834043     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5085.2801     Document Type: Article

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