The Significance of Platelets with Increased RNA Content (Reticulated Platelets) A Measure of the Rate of Thrombopoiesis
Ault K, Rinder H, Mitchell J, Carmody M, Vary C, Hillman R. The Significance of Platelets with Increased RNA Content (Reticulated Platelets) A Measure of the Rate of Thrombopoiesis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 1992, 98: 637-646. PMID: 1281383, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/98.6.637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet-associated immunoglobulinsRate of thrombopoiesisThrombocytopenic patientsAbsolute numberSignificance of plateletsSubset of patientsNucleic acid contentAnti-platelet antiserumStudies of micePeripheral destructionPlatelet countReticulocyte responseSubnormal levelsNormal rangePatientsAverage absolute numberFlow cytometric measurementsThrombopoietic responseNormal levelsPlatelet increaseElevated levelsFluorescent dye thiazole orangeImmunoglobulinPlateletsCytometric measurements