Thrombopoietin

Thrombopoietin induces rapid resolution of thrombocytopenia after orthotopic liver transplantation
through increased platelet production
Blood 2000 95: 795-801

Risks, costs, and alternatives to platelet transfusions.
Leuk Lymphoma. 1999 Jun;34(1-2):71-84.

Physiology and clinical applications of platelet growth factors.
Curr Opin Hematol. 1999 May;6(3):127-34.

Recombinant human thrombopoietin in combination with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor enhances mobilization of peripheral blood progenitor cells, increases peripheral blood platelet concentration, and accelerates hematopoietic recovery following high-dose chemotherapy.
Blood. 1999 May 1;93(9):2798-806.

Thrombopoietic cytokines and reversal of thrombocytopenia after liver transplantation.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1999 Feb;11(2):151-6.

Thrombopoietin promotes hematopoietic recovery and survival after high-dose whole body irradiation.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1999 Mar 1;43(4):867-75.

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Mr. Jan B. Wade
Blood Management Consultant
Enhance Outcomes - Control Cost
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