title: The haemostatic effect of 51CR-labelled blood platelets. An experimental study in the rabbit.
abstract: The haemostatic effect of 51Cr-labelled platelets was studied in 5 rabbits made thrombocytopenic (35,000/micronl blood) by whole body ionizing irradiation. Bleeding times were recorded after standardized cuts on the inner side of the rabbit's ear, a method with an acceptable reproducibility. The animals were then each transfused with concentrates of labelled platelets from 2 healthy donor rabbits. This increased the platelet counts to about 2 x 10(5)/micronl blood. Bleeding time values were markably prolonged before transfusion and became normalized when tested 1 and 4 h after transfusion. In 3 control experiments, where unlabelled platelet rich plasma was transfused to thrombocytopenic recipients, a similar shortening of the bleeding time was observed. It is concluded that 51Cr-labelled platelets retain haemostatic ability comparable to non-labelled platelets, when circulating in a recipient animal.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D001792:Blood Platelets; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002470:Cell Survival; D002860:Chromium Radioisotopes; D006487:Hemostasis; D011817:Rabbits; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002860:Chromium Radioisotopes