Platelet-vessel wall interactions in hemostasis and thrombosis
Platelets are essential mediators of the physiologic process of hemostasis and pathologic thrombosis. While platelets do not interact with vascular walls under normal conditions, vascular injury or inflammation result in a coordinated series of events including platelet adhesion, aggregation, and pr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[San Rafael, CA]
Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences Publishers
2010, c2010
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| Series: | Synthesis lectures on integrated systems physiology : from molecules to function
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| Summary: | Platelets are essential mediators of the physiologic process of hemostasis and pathologic thrombosis. While platelets do not interact with vascular walls under normal conditions, vascular injury or inflammation result in a coordinated series of events including platelet adhesion, aggregation, and promotion of coagulation. In this review, we describe the primary mechanisms involved in these responses in various vascular beds of both macro- and microvessels, and outline key unresolved aspects of these important interactions |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Aug. 16, 2011) |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (viii, 67 p. : ill.) |
| ISBN: | 9781615040407 9781615040391 |