Rapid adhesive platelet count in whole blood
Open Access
- 1 January 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 17 (1), 45-46
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.17.1.45
Abstract
A proportion of the platelets in whole blood become more adhesive when treated with adenosine diphosphate. After these platelets have adhered to the walls of a polystyrene container, E.D.T.A. is added and a count is made of the remaining platelets in the blood sample. By subtracting this latter count from the total whole blood platelet count a whole blood adhesive platelet count is obtained. For rapidity and accuracy, an electronic cell counter is used for each platelet count.Keywords
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