Open AccessEffect of plateletpheresis on postdonation serum thrombopoietin levels and its correlation with platelet counts in healthy voluntary donors
Author(s) -
Rekha Hans,
Ratti Ram Sharma,
Neelam Marwaha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/ajts.ajts_86_18
Subject(s) - plateletpheresis , medicine , thrombopoietin , platelet , interquartile range , gastroenterology , surgery , apheresis , stem cell , haematopoiesis , biology , genetics
Thrombopoietin (TPO) is regulated by a feedback mechanism between megakaryocytes and platelets. This is important in plateletpheresis donors to compensate for donation-associated platelet loss.