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Science 4 February 1972:
Vol. 175. no. 4021, pp. 538 - 539
DOI: 10.1126/science.175.4021.538
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Prostaglandin E1 in Preparation and Storage of Platelet Concentrates

G. A. Becker 1, M. K. Chalos 1, M. Tuccelli 1, and R. H. Aster 1

1 Milwaukee Blood Center, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

The addition of prostaglandin E1 to blood collection bags improved platelet harvesting; platelets were, esily suspended immediately after centrifugation. The treatment with prostaglandin E1 did not affect the survival time of these platelets after infusion into a recipient.


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Prostaglandins in Hematology.
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Prostaglandin E1 in Platelet Harvesting: An in vitro Study.
H. Shio and P. W. Ramwell (1972)
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