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Neonatal platelets: mediators of primary hemostasis in the developing hemostatic system.
Pediatric research - 1 Sept 2014
Haley Kristina M, Recht Michael, McCarty Owen J T
Abstract excerpt
The human hemostatic system is developmentally regulated, resulting in qualitative and quantitative differences in the mediators of primary and secondary hemostasis as well as fibrinolysis in neonates and infants. Although gestational age-related differences in coagulation factor levels occur, the existence of a unique neonatal platelet phenotype remains controversial. Complicated by difficulties in obtaining...
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