TY - JOUR AU - EJ Houwerzijl, AU - H Louwes, AU - MT Esselink, AU - JW Smit, AU - E Vellenga, AU - JT de Wolf, PY - 2005/05/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Increased glycocalicin index and normal thrombopoietin levels in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura with a decreased rate of platelet production JF - Haematologica JA - haematol VL - 90 IS - 5 SE - Letters to the Editor DO - 10.3324/%x UR - https://haematologica.org/article/view/3541 SP - 710-711 AB - Platelet kinetic studies in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) have shown that in a subgroup of patients a shortened mean platelet life (MPL) is associated with a decreased platelet production rate (PPR). Other methods of studying certain aspects of thrombocytopoiesis are the plasma concentrations of thrombopoietin and glycocalicin. ER -