Sources of Platelet Factor for the Thromboplastin Generation Test
THE thromboplastin generation test of Biggs and Douglas 1 is of great assistance in the diagnosis of hæmorrhagic diatheses characterized by defective thromboplastin generation. One modification, due to Bell and Alton 2 , substitutes the more convenient human brain extract for the platelet suspension...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nature (London) 1955-11, Vol.176 (4488), p.885-886 |
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Zusammenfassung: | THE thromboplastin generation test of Biggs and Douglas
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is of great assistance in the diagnosis of hæmorrhagic diatheses characterized by defective thromboplastin generation. One modification, due to Bell and Alton
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, substitutes the more convenient human brain extract for the platelet suspension. Human brain is not a readily available material, and the preparation of the extract from it is laborious and time-consuming. |
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ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |
DOI: | 10.1038/176885a0 |