Why the study?
Does platelet mean life span differ between healthy men of different ages and men with mild to moderate cardiovascular diseases?
Population
26 males, comprising 10 healthy young students, 8 healthy middle-aged men, and 8 haematologically normal…
Comparison
Measurement of platelet mean life span… vs Comparison between healthy young men, healthy…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Platelet kinetics appear unaltered by age or mild CVD; leaves open relevance to thrombosis or advanced disease.
Does platelet mean life span differ between healthy men of different ages and men with mild to moderate cardiovascular diseases?
Platelet mean life span, destruction rate, and turnover do not appear to differ significantly between healthy men and those with mild to moderate cardiovascular disease, despite wide individual variation.
Kutti et al. (1971) studied this question.
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