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Inhibition of human blood platelet aggregation by photochemotherapy in vitro and in vivo *
Author(s) -
BRIFFA D. VELLA,
GREAVES M.W.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1979.tb05646.x
Subject(s) - platelet , in vitro , in vivo , platelet aggregation , medicine , human blood , agrégation , chemistry , immunology , pharmacology , biology , biochemistry , physiology , microbiology and biotechnology
SUMMARY Irradiation of human blood platelets with UV‐A in vitro impairs their ability to aggregate after challenge with collagen. There also appears to be mild and transient inhibition of platelet aggregability in psoriatics during the fourth week of photochemotherapy.