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B‐Thromboglobulin Content of Human Blood Platelets
Author(s) -
Bolton A. E.,
Amess J. A. L.,
Lekhwani C. P.,
Elliott P.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1981.tb01360.x
Subject(s) - platelet , beta thromboglobulin , human blood , population , medicine , platelet factor 4 , immunology , physiology , environmental health
There was a reduction in the B‐thromboglobulin content of human blood platelets in patients with leukaemia after chemotherapy which inhibited platelet production. Thus, in these patients, as the circulating platelet population ages, B‐thromboglobulin leaks out of, or is actively secreted by, platelets which remain in the circulation.