Recommendations for the standardization of light transmission aggregometry: A consensus of the working party from the platelet physiology subcommittee of SSC/ISTH

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1183-1189

  Cattaneo, M ^a   Cerletti, C ^b   Harrison, P ^c   Hayward, C P M ^d   Kenny, D ^e   Nugent, D ^f   Nurden, P ^g   Rao, A K ^h   Schmaier, A H ⁱ   Watson, S P ^j   Lussana, F ^a   Pugliano, M T ^a   Michelson, A D ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d HAMILTON REGIONAL LABORATORY MEDICINE PROGRAM   (Canada)

^e ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

^g Ctr Geriatrie Ctr Hosp Univ B   (France)

^h TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^k BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADRENALIN; ARACHIDONIC ACID; COLLAGEN; RISTOCETIN; THROMBIN RECEPTOR ACTIVATING PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNCTION TEST KIT; HUMAN; LIGHT TRANSMISSION AGGREGOMETRY; PLATELET REACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGLUTINATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION;

EID: 84883825698     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12231     Document Type: Article

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