Preparation of human platelets without the use of anticoagulants and study of the effect of Catt on aggregation
Lösche, W.; Hofmann, B.; Hofmann, J.; Spangenberg, P.; Ostermann, G.; Mindner, K.; Till, U.
Folia Haematologica 106(5-6): 870-878
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0323-4347 PMID: 94881 Document Number: 146817
A method for the preparation of human blood platelets is presented which substitutes the use of anticoagulants by a gelfiltration for the removal of plasma calcium from native blood. In a second step the platelets are separated from the gel filtered blood by a centrifugation on a Ficoll density gradient. The anticoagulant-free platelets reveal an intact morphological feature and a normal aggregation behaviour in response to different aggregation inducers. It was found that in ADP-induced aggregation monophasic aggregation is shifted to a biphasic one by increasing concentrations of extracellular calcium.