Transfusion Medicine and Scientific Developments

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Transfusion Medicine and Scientific Developments Edited by A.W.M.M. Koopman-van Gemert Edited by A.W.M.M. Koopman-van Gemert Photo by wisawa222 / iStock Transfusion Medicine and Scientific Developments focuses on unknown aspects of blood cells and transfusion practice. Blood transfusion medicine has become a sophisticated and specialized field of medicine. Some aspects will be discussed in this book. The book has been divided into three sections. The first section includes chapters describing the immunological and coagulation-assisting functions of red blood cells and methods to measure their life span. The second section discusses the role of platelets in inflammatory processes. The third section reviews functional dose of RBC transfusions and transfusion practice in various clinical settings. ISBN 978-953-51-3319-3 Transfusion Medicine and Scientific Developments

TRANSFUSION MEDICINE AND SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS Edited by A.W.M.M. Koopman-van Gemert

Transfusion Medicine and Scientific Developments http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/66265 Edited by A.W.M.M. Koopman-van Gemert Contributors Xingshun Qi, Fernando Romeiro, Yiling Li, Xingbin Hu, Jinmei Xu, Mark D. Scott, Wendy Toyofuku, Xining Yang, Meera Raj, Ning Kang, Rajiv Saxena, Eren Arslan Davulcu, Fahri Sahin, Guray Saydam, Anil Tombak, Deqing Wang, Leiying Zhang © The Editor(s) and the Author(s) 2017 The moral rights of the and the author(s) have been asserted. All rights to the book as a whole are reserved by INTECH. The book as a whole (compilation) cannot be reproduced, distributed or used for commercial or non-commercial purposes without INTECH’s written permission. Enquiries concerning the use of the book should be directed to INTECH rights and permissions department (permissions@intechopen.com).