Table 1.

Flow cytometric measurements of megakaryocyte cell diameter, granularity, and the expression levels of membrane glycoproteins


Ploidy class

Cytometric measurement

Relative expression of glycoproteins, platelet equivalent*
Diameter, μm
Granularity, mean channel
GPIIb/IIIa
GPIb
GPIIIa
2N   21.10 ± 3.8   17.6 ± 5.2   121.00 ± 47.4   65.70 ± 9.7   84.70 ± 25.8  
4N   28.30 ± 4.5   36.7 ± 9.4   157.30 ± 43.5   76.00 ± 14.8   103.00 ± 18.0  
8N   33.20 ± 4.3   55.8 ± 8.4   239.00 ± 42.6   99.7 ± 28.6   167.7 ± 21.1  
16N   37.80 ± 30.2   90.6 ± 7.1   381.70 ± 49.1   135.70 ± 30.7   320.00 ± 28.0  
32N   45.50 ± 4.2   142.0 ± 21.7   597.30 ± 127.3   211.70 ± 28.9   499.70 ± 75.2  
64N
 
55.80 ± 8.1
 
191.0 ± 32.1
 
893.50 ± 188.5
 
316.00 ± 14.7
 
711.50 ± 121.5
 

Ploidy class

Cytometric measurement

Relative expression of glycoproteins, platelet equivalent*
Diameter, μm
Granularity, mean channel
GPIIb/IIIa
GPIb
GPIIIa
2N   21.10 ± 3.8   17.6 ± 5.2   121.00 ± 47.4   65.70 ± 9.7   84.70 ± 25.8  
4N   28.30 ± 4.5   36.7 ± 9.4   157.30 ± 43.5   76.00 ± 14.8   103.00 ± 18.0  
8N   33.20 ± 4.3   55.8 ± 8.4   239.00 ± 42.6   99.7 ± 28.6   167.7 ± 21.1  
16N   37.80 ± 30.2   90.6 ± 7.1   381.70 ± 49.1   135.70 ± 30.7   320.00 ± 28.0  
32N   45.50 ± 4.2   142.0 ± 21.7   597.30 ± 127.3   211.70 ± 28.9   499.70 ± 75.2  
64N
 
55.80 ± 8.1
 
191.0 ± 32.1
 
893.50 ± 188.5
 
316.00 ± 14.7
 
711.50 ± 121.5
 

Data are shown as mean and standard deviation (I SD).

*

The fluorescence level of marrow MKs relative to that of circulating platelets.

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