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Foreword | |
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A Brief History of Ideas About Platelets in Health and Disease | |
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Platelet Biology | |
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The Evolution of Mammalian Platelets | |
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Megakaryocyte Development and Platelet Formation | |
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The regulation of platelet life span | |
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Platelet Genomics | |
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Platelet MicroRNAs | |
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The Platelet Proteome | |
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Platelet Structure | |
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The Platelet Cytoskeleton | |
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Platelet Receptors | |
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The GPIb-IX-V Complex | |
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GPVI and CLEC-2 | |
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Integrin AlphaIIb Beta3 | |
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Protease-activated Receptors | |
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The Platelet P2 Receptors | |
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PECAM-1 | |
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Interactions Between Platelets, Leukocytes and the Endothelium | |
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Inhibition of Platelet Function by the Endothelium | |
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Platelet Secretion | |
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Signal Transduction During Platelet Plug Formation | |
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Platelet Thrombus Formation in Flowing Blood | |
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Interactions Between Platelets and the Coagulation System | |
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Platelet-Derived MicroParticles | |
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The Role of Platelets in Fibrinolysis | |
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The Role of Platelets in Angiogenesis | |
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Platelet Function in the Newborn | |
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Tests of Platelet Function | |
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Clinical Tests of Platelet Function | |
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Platelet Counting | |
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Platelet Aggregation | |
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Flow Cytometry | |
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Monitoring of Antiplatelet Therapy | |
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Real Time In Vivo Imaging of Platelets During Thrombus Formation | |
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The Role of Platelets in Disease | |
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Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease | |
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Central Nervous System Ischemia | |
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Peripheral Vascular Disease | |
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Diabetes Mellitus | |
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Inflammation | |
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Antimicrobial Host Defense | |
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Tumor Growth and Metastasis | |
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Disorders of Platelet Number and Function | |
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The Clinical Approach to Disorders of Platelet Number and Function | |
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Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) | |
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Drug-induced Thrombocytopenia | |
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Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia | |
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and the Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome | |
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Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy | |
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Thrombocytopenia in the Newborn | |
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Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia | |
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Inherited Thrombocytopenias | |
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Pseudothrombocytopenia | |
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Thrombocytosis and Essential Thrombocythemia | |
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Congenital Disorders of Platelet Function | |
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Acquired Disorders of Platelet Function | |
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass | |
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Antiplatelet Therapy | |
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Aspirin | |
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ADP Receptor Antagonists | |
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AlphaIIb Beta3 (GPIIb-IIIa) Antagonists | |
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Dipyridamole | |
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Cilostazol | |
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Novel Antiplatelet Therapies | |
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Therapy to Increase Platelet Numbers and/or Function | |
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Thrombopoietin Mimetics | |
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Desmopressin | |
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Factor VIIa | |
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Platelet Transfusion Medicine | |
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Making Platelets Ex Vivo | |
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Gene Therapy for Platelet Disorders | |
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