Platelet Function Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment /

Platelet function, or clot formation, is difficult to assess, but extremely important because inadvertent or excessive platelet activation underlies many common cardiovascular disorders, such as myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and stroke. In Platelet Function: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Trea...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Quinn, Martin (Editor), Fitzgerald, Desmond (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2005.
Series:Contemporary Cardiology
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Platelet Physiology
  • Platelet Physiology
  • Platelet Integrins and Signaling
  • Platelet Adhesion
  • Structure-Function of the Platelet Cytoskeleton
  • Platelets and Inflammation
  • Platelet Signal-Dependent Protein Synthesis
  • Phosphoproteomics of Human Platelets
  • Assessing Platelet Function
  • Platelet Function Studies
  • Platelet Function Under Flow
  • Pharmacodynamics of GPIIb-IIIa Receptor Blockade
  • Prostanoid Generation in Platelet Function
  • Platelets and Prothrombin
  • Markers of Platelet Activation and Granule Secretion
  • Genomic and Proteomic Analysis of Platelets
  • Clinical Applications
  • Antiplatelet Agents
  • Assessing Platelet Function in Clinical Trials.