title: T and B cell populations in platelet donors.
abstract: T and B lymphocyte populations were monitored in the peripheral blood of two long-term plateletpheresis donors. The studies showed minimal fluctuation of both populations compared to the normal controls. The evidence so far accumulated seems to indicate that long-term manual plateletpheresis has no appreciable effect on the level of the T and B cell population of the peripheral blood. Further studies are needed to evaluate larger donor pools.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D001782:Blood Donors; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D010983:Plateletpheresis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors; D065227:Transfusion Reaction