Platelet Adhesiveness: A Comparison of the Rotating Bulb and Glass-Bead Column Methods

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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