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Vascular Disease > Platelets
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Platelets Defined
Disk-shaped cells produced in the bone marrow and released into the blood; important for coagulation and repair of breaks in blood vessel walls.
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Mon Sep 1
- Sri Lanka News | Outdated platelets: Probe on at A'pura Hospital: Sept 1, 2008 - ANURADHAPURA: A special team investigating the alleged use of outdated platelet kits in blood transfusions in Government hospitals detected 30 such kits from the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital yesterday.
Wed Aug 20
- Effect of lipoprotein (a) on platelet activation induced by platelet-activ ating factor: role of apolipoprotein (a) and endogenous PAF-acetylhydr olase -- Tsironis et al. 63 (1): 130 -- Cardiovascular Research: Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is considered an atherogenic lipoprotein, which is also implicated in thrombosis. Lp(a) binds to platelets and modulates the effects of various platelet agonists. Platelet activating factor (PAF) is a potent platelet agonist degraded and inactivated by PAF-acetylhydr olase (PAF-AH), which in plasma is associated with lipoproteins.
Tue Aug 19
- Platelets and chemokines in atherosclerosi s: partners in crime.
- Inflammation in Atherosclerosi s: From Vascular Biology to Biomarker Discovery and Risk Prediction | Packard and Libby | Clinical Chemistry: Inflammation in Atherosclerosi s: From Vascular Biology to Biomarker Discovery and Risk Prediction René R. S. Packard and Peter Libbya
Tue Jul 29
- Optimising outcomes in acute coronary syndromes: role of new approaches to platelet inhibition: cybersession
Mon Jul 28
- The INTERCEPT Blood System: The INTERCEPT Blood System, pathogen inactivation for platelets and plasma
Sat Jul 12
- GSK Low Platelets - Homepage
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Platelet count
- Thrombocytopen ia (reduced platelet count)
- Idiopathic thrombocytopen ic purpura - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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