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Fluctuations in thrombopoietin, immature platelet fraction, and glycocalicin levels in a patient with cyclic thrombocytopenia

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  1. Third Department of Internal Medicine, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan

    Toshiaki Yujiri, Yoshinori Tanaka, Mayumi Tanaka & Yukio Tanizawa

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Yujiri, T., Tanaka, Y., Tanaka, M. et al. Fluctuations in thrombopoietin, immature platelet fraction, and glycocalicin levels in a patient with cyclic thrombocytopenia. Int J Hematol 90, 429–430 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-009-0415-1

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