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Foreword: A Brief and Highly Selective History of Ideas About Platelets in Health and Disease | |
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Biology The Evolution of Mammalian Platelets | |
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Megakaryocyte Development and Platelet Formation | |
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Platelet Structure | |
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Platelet Turnover and Aging | |
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Platelet Receptors | |
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The GPIb-IX-V Complex | |
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Integrin aIIbb3 | |
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Thrombin Receptors | |
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P-Selectin/PSGL-1 and Other Interactions Between Platelets, Leukocytes, and Endothelium | |
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Platelet Polymorphisms | |
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Platelet Secretion | |
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Signal Transduction During the Initiation, Extension, and Perpetuation of 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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Platelet Function in the Newborn | |
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Tests of Platelet Function Platelet Count | |
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The Bleeding Time | |
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Platelet Aggregation | |
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Flow Cytometry | |
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Ultegra Rapid Platelet Function Analyzer | |
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Platelet Function Analyzer (PFA)-100 | |
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Cone and Plate(let) Analyzer | |
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Perfusion Chambers | |
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Animal Models | |
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The Role of Platelets in Disease Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease | |
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Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease | |
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Peripheral Vascular Disease | |
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Diabetes Mellitus | |
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Renal Disease | |
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Inflammation | |
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Antimicrobial Host Defense | |
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Tumor Growth and Metastasis | |
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Alzheimer Disease | |
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Psychiatric Disorders | |
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Disorders of Platelet Number and Function The Clinical Approach to Disorders of Platelet Number and Function | |
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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura | |
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HIV-1-related Thrombocytopenia | |
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Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia | |
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Drug-induced Thrombocytopenia | |
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome | |
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Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy | |
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Thrombocytopenia in the Newborn | |
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Pseudothrombocytopenia | |
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Thrombocytosis and Essential Thrombocythemia | |
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Inherited Disorders of Platelet Function | |
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Acquired Disorders of Platelet Function | |
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass | |
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Pharmacology: Antiplatelet Therapy Aspirin | |
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GPIIb-IIIa Antagonists | |
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Clopidogrel and Ticlopidine | |
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Dipyridamole | |
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Cilostazol | |
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Pharmacology: Therapy to Increase Platelet Numbers and/or Function Thrombopoietin | |
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Interleukin | |
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Desmopressin | |
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Factor VIIa | |
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Transfusion Medicine Platelet Storage and Transfusion | |
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Platelet Transfusion in Infants and Children | |
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Platelet Substitutes and Novel Methods of Platelet Preservation | |
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Gene Therapy Gene Therapy for Platelet Disorders | |