Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 45-51 , February 2010

The maintenance of platelet properties during 20–24°C storage after periods of shipment or interrupted agitation

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PII: S1473-0502(09)00174-8

doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2009.10.006

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 45-51 , February 2010