The following article which was first published online ahead of print on 22nd February 2011 has been retracted from publication in Platelets:
Gupta A, Chandra T, Kumar A. Platelet storage lesion: Current proteomics approach. Platelets Epub 2011 Feb 22. DOI:10.3109/09537104.2010.547958. Cited in: PubMed; PMID 21341971.
This article has been found to reproduce content to a high degree of similarity, without appropriate attribution or acknowledgement by the authors, from the following original articles:
Schubert P, Devine DV. Towards targeting platelet storage lesion-related signaling pathways. Blood Transfus 2010;8(Suppl 3):s69–72.
Thon JN, Schubert P, Devine DV. Platelet storage lesion: a new understanding from a proteomic perspective. Transfus Med Rev 2008;22(4):268–279.
Kaufman RM. Platelets: testing, dosing and the storage lesion–recent advances. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2006; 492–496.
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