Platelet-Neutrophil Interactions Are Lower in Cord Blood of Premature Newborns.

CONCLUSIONS: The potential formation of PNAs correlates with gestational age. This suggests that the development of functional competencies of platelets and neutrophils continues throughout gestation, progressively enabling interactions between them.
PMID: 30481769 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Neonatology - November 27, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Esiaba I, Angeles DM, Milford TM, Salto LM, Payne KJ, Kidder MY, Boskovic DS Tags: Neonatology Source Type: research