Low arterial oxygen partial pressure induces pulmonary thrombocytopenia in patients and a mouse model

Abstract Background Recent basic studies demonstrate that the lung is a primary organ of platelet biogenesis. However, whether the pathophysiological state of the lung affect the platelets is little known. We aim to investigate the incidence of thrombocytopenia in patients with pulmonary infection (...

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Main Authors: Limeng Wu, Ninghong Guo, Zhenyan Xu, Wei Wang, Qinmei Xiong, Jinzhu Hu, Rong Wan, Kui Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01381-7