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
Hauptverfasser: NEWLANDS, M. J., WILD, F.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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. Human brain is not a readily available material, and the preparation of the extract from it is laborious and time-consuming.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/176885a0