Platelets : receptors, adhesion, secretion. Part B /

• Other Authors: Hawiger, Jacek
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego : Academic Press, Ã1992.
• Series: Methods in enzymology ; v. 215.
• Subjects: Blood platelets.; Blood Platelets [MESH]; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 525 pages) : illustrations.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 0121821161; 9780121821166

This volume contains a comprehensive collection of methods for the isolation of platelet membranes, subcellular organelles, the cytoskeleton, and for the assay and purification of platelet receptors. Key Features * Platelets are cellular elements with the highest density of receptors per membrane surface area involved in binding of adhesive molecules, clotting, enzymes, and vasoactive amines * Platelets are essential for the arrest of bleeding and for formation of intravascular thrombi contributing to heart attacks, strokes, and disseminated intravascular coagulation, and are involved in immune complex disease * Platelets are useful for studying the processes of cell adhesion, neurotransmitter uptake, stimulus-response coupling, including signal transduction and secretion.