Research Article

Temporal Bacteriostatic Effect and Growth Factor Loss in Equine Platelet Components and Plasma Cultured with Methicillin-Sensitive and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Comparative In Vitro Study

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(a) Graphic illustrating the plasma fractions obtained from the tube-method protocol. The left tube (A) contains the first plasma fraction (50%) (FPF) obtained by the single centrifugation tube method. The right tube (B) contains platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and leukocyte-poor plasma (LPP). BC: buffy coat. PCV: packed cell volume. (b) Graphic illustrating the platelet (PLT) and leukocyte (WBC) mean (SD) concentrations in whole blood, PRP, and LPP. lowercase letters represent significant differences for the count of each cell in every blood component ().
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