Storage of buffy‐coat‐derived platelets in additive solutions at 4 °C and 22 °C: flow cytometry analysis of platelet glycoprotein expression

Abstract

Platelets stored at 4 degrees C retain their in vitro characteristics better than those stored at 22 degrees C, except for parameters that reflect changes in shape. Storage at 4 degrees C is not associated with an increased expression of glycoprotein (GpIb, GpIIb/IIIa) and platelet activation markers (CD62p and CD63) as compared with storage at 22 degrees C.