Application of proteomics to the study of protein translation in stored platelet units

Platelet products have a short shelf life (5 to 7 days) owing in part to the deterioration of the quality of platelets stored at 22°C. This creates significant inventory challenges, and blood banks may suffer shortages and high wastage as a result. Proteomics offers a global quantitative approach to...

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Main Author: Thon, Jonathan Noah
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2346