Stored platelet concentrates produced by the platelet-rich plasma method are more resistant to apoptosis but more sensitive to activation than are platelets prepared by the buffy-coat and apheresis methods

Transfusion. 2009 Jul;49(7):1493-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02117.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Apoptosis*
  • Blood Component Removal / methods*
  • Blood Platelets / cytology*
  • Blood Platelets / physiology*
  • Platelet Count
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma*