title: [Method of separating mouse platelets by discontinuous sucrose-gradient centrifugation].
abstract: A discontinuous sucrose gradient was employed in the separation of mouse blood platelets using a modified Booyse method. The platelets of male CD-1 mice aged 8 to 12 weeks were divided into five distinct populations (A, B, C, D & E). Distribution of light to heavy platelets patterns in 10 normal CD-1 mice was demonstrable at; A (S.G. 1.188), as 14.8 +/- 5.6%; B (S.G. 1.199), 44.0 +/- 4.6%; C (S.G. 1.207), 24.1 +/- 3.4%; D (S.G. 1.214), 13.0 +/- 3.6%; and E (S.G. 1.221), 4.0 +/- 1.5%.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient / Q000379:methods; D051379:Mice / Q000097:blood*