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Platelet Counting

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Platelets and Megakaryocytes

Part of the book series: Methods In Molecular Biology™ ((MIMB,volume 272))

Abstract

The assessment of the platelet count is essential within both routine hematology and research laboratories. Accurate and precise enumeration of platelets is not only critical to assist in diagnosis and treatment of various clinical disorders, but it is also a vital research tool particularly for standardizing counts within whole blood, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), or purified platelet preparations. The normal platelet count is widely quoted as between 150–400 × 109/L of whole blood.

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  1. Oxford Haemophila Centre and Thrombosis Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK

    Paul Harrison

  2. Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK

    Carol Briggs & Samuel J. Machin

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  1. School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, UK

    Jonathan M. Gibbins

  2. Department of Physiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Martyn P. Mahaut-Smith

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Harrison, P., Briggs, C., Machin, S.J. (2004). Platelet Counting. In: Gibbins, J.M., Mahaut-Smith, M.P. (eds) Platelets and Megakaryocytes. Methods In Molecular Biology™, vol 272. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-782-3:029

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-782-3:029

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