Fig 2.
Effect of the temperature and sodium octanoate (SO) presence on the active caspase-3 levels in platelets during storage. Higher levels of active caspase-3 were observed in 4˚C- kept platelets but the presence of SO could decrease the amount of the enzyme although the difference was not significant. Lower amount of active caspase-3 was observed in platelets kept at room temperature compared to 4˚C- kept platelets.