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Thromb Haemost 1966; 16(01/02): 100-104
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1655630
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Platelet Adhesiveness: A Comparison of the Rotating Bulb and Glass-Bead Column Methods

J Hirsh   *
1   Thrombosis Research Group of the Medical Research Council, Department of Pharmacology, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, and Dept. of Haematology, Post-graduate Medical School, London
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J. A McBride
1   Thrombosis Research Group of the Medical Research Council, Department of Pharmacology, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, and Dept. of Haematology, Post-graduate Medical School, London
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H. P Wright
1   Thrombosis Research Group of the Medical Research Council, Department of Pharmacology, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, and Dept. of Haematology, Post-graduate Medical School, London
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26 June 2018 (online)

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Summary

A comparison was made of the rotating bulb and glass bead column methods of measuring platelet adhesiveness. Closely correlated results were obtained which suggest that the two methods measure the same aspect of platelet behaviour.

* In receipt of Royal Australasian College of Physicians Travelling Scholarship in Medicine and Allied Sciences.


 

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