Researchers find ways to prolong shelf life of blood platelets

Friday, September 12, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The lives of many cancer patients are saved by the transfusion of platelets, but there is a chronic shortage of these fragile blood-clotting components because of spoilage. A new technique may double the shelf life of platelets and create a more reliable supply, researchers say.

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