Thromb Haemost 1991; 65(04): 456-457
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1648172
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Detection of GPIV (CD36) mRNA in Naka− Platelets

Robert H Lipsky
*   American Red Cross, Cell Biology Laboratory, Rockville, MD 20855 U. S. A.
,
Donna A Sobieski
*   American Red Cross, Cell Biology Laboratory, Rockville, MD 20855 U. S. A.
,
Narendra N Tandon
*   American Red Cross, Cell Biology Laboratory, Rockville, MD 20855 U. S. A.
,
Jay Herman
**   Penn-Jersey Regional Red Cross Blood Center, Philadelphia, PA 19103 U. S. A.
,
Hisami Ikeda
***   Hokkaido Red Cross Blood Center, Sapporo, Japan
,
G A Jamieson
*   American Red Cross, Cell Biology Laboratory, Rockville, MD 20855 U. S. A.
› Author Affiliations
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Publication History

Received: 21 November 1990

Accepted after revision 14 December 1990

Publication Date:
02 July 2018 (online)

 
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