Heparin-induced multiple electrode aggregometry: a potential tool for improvement of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia diagnosis.
2009
I Elalamy, and
V Galea, and
M Hatmi, and
G T Gerotziafas
UI
MeSH Term
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D010979
Platelet Function Tests
Laboratory examination used to monitor and evaluate platelet function in a patient's blood.
Function Test, Platelet,Function Tests, Platelet,Platelet Function Test,Test, Platelet Function,Tests, Platelet Function
D006493
Heparin
A highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges. The molecular weight ranges from six to twenty thousand. Heparin occurs in and is obtained from liver, lung, mast cells, etc., of vertebrates. Its function is unknown, but it is used to prevent blood clotting in vivo and vitro, in the form of many different salts.