ABSTRACT
Platelet count is affected by the rate of platelet production, the platelet life span, and the distribution of platelets among different compartments (Wintrobe et aI., 1981). These three aspects ofplatelet kinetics have been extensively studied with platelets radiolabeled with 51Cr (Aster and Jandl, 1964) or Illln (Heaton et aI., 1979).
