Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology
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Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi · Apr 2004
[The relationship among the counts of platelet, thrombopoietin and spleen index in patients with liver cirrhosis].
To determine the reason of thrombocytopenia in patients with liver cirrhosis, we studied the relationship among platelet counts, serum thrombopoietin (TPO) level and spleen index. ⋯ The decline serum TPO levels might play an important role for thrombocytopenia in patients with liver cirrhosis.