The phrase "availability of platelets" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in medical or scientific contexts when discussing the presence or accessibility of platelets in blood or for transfusions.
Example: "The availability of platelets is crucial for patients undergoing surgery who may require transfusions."
Alternatives: "supply of platelets" or "access to platelets".
A major obstacle to broad platelet transfusion lies in the limited availability of platelet concentrates.
Although platelet transfusion is preferably performed ABO identical or at least blood group compatible, the limited availability of matched platelet donors makes platelet donation across ABO barriers a common practice.
With the availability of rapidly-acting platelet adenosine diphosphate receptor antagonists, the need for routine glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors has diminished.
We reasoned that this contribution of P2Y12 may play a role in thrombus stabilization by increasing the availability of thrombin to activate platelets and form fibrin fibers.
The availability of a quantitative profile for platelet proteins [ 15] allowed comparison of the relative abundances of platelet mRNA transcripts with the relative abundances of platelet proteins (i.e. Spearman rank correlation).
Accordingly, in patients with operable breast carcinoma, blood DC numbers are significantly reduced over prolonged periods of time (approximately 48 weeks post surgery) independently of other blood cell counts (monocytes, neutrophils, platelets), suggesting diminished availability of DC precursors in these patients (A Pinzon-Charry et al, unpublished observations).
Although increase in duration of PLTs storage could improve PLTs availability in remote area and decrease waste of PLTs, information on the impact of platelets storage duration is limited and controversial.
A possible inhibitory mechanism of HES on platelet function is an unspecific coating of platelets by HES macromolecules [ 43], which may decrease the availability of the platelet glycoprotein IIb-IIIa complex [ 44].
Immunophenotypic analysis of platelets.
& Rowsell, H.C. Role of platelets in thrombosis.
