title: Interrelationship between platelet count, red cell count, white cell count and weight in men.
abstract: In 83 healthy normotensive males aged 20-55 years the platelet count is positively correlated with the red cell count (r = 0.371; P = 0.0006), the white cell count (r = 0.358; P = 0.0009), and with weight (r = 0.252; P = 0.0269). The red cell count is also positively related with the white cell count (r = 0.242; P = 0.0278) and with weight (r = 0.326; P = 0.0039); while the white cell count is slightly correlated with weight (r = 0.210; P = 0.067). These findings provide further indirect evidential support for a haemopoetic growth factor acting on a single pluripotent stem cell.
authors: Department of Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine, New Zealand.
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Siebers
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Carter
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: Wakem
authors: T J
authors: TJ
authors: Maling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D016298:Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D016298:Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors