Assessment of Platelet Activation and Immature Platelet Fraction as Predictors of Platelet Engraftment after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Delayed platelet engraftment is a well-known complication of umbilical cord blood transplantation (CBT). Megakaryocytes derived from cord blood (CB) in vitro are smaller than megakaryocytes derived from bone marrow (BM) in adults. A small megakaryocyte size might contribute to delayed megakaryocytic...

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Main Authors: Tang-Her Jaing M.D., Shih-Hsiang Chen, Yu-Chuan Wen, Tsung-Yen Chang, Jing-Long Huang, Pei-Kwei Tsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-07-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368916X690412