Table of contents for Platelet protocols : research and clinical laboratory procedures / Melanie McCabe White and Lisa K. Jennings ; selected illustrations by Michael P. Condry.
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Basic Introduction to Platelets:
Introduction.
Platelets in Hemostasis.
Membrane Surface Proteins.
Events Associated with Platelet Aggregation.
Agonists.
Coagulation.
Laboratory Evaluation of Platelet Function:
Introduction.
Variables.
Drawing and Processing Blood for Platelet Aggregation.
Platelet Aggregation and Secretion.
Platelet Agonists.
Clot Retraction.
Functional Abnormalities of Platelets:
Introduction.
Storage Pool Disorders.
Release Defects.
Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia.
Von Willebrand's Disease.
Bernard Soulier Syndrome.
Bleeding Time Prolongation.
Therapeutic Approaches to Inhibition of Platelet Function and Pharmacodynamic Evaluations:
GPIIb-IIIa Antagonists.
Other Anti-Platelet Therapies.
Drugs That May Affect Platelet Function.
Appendix:
Recipes for Citrate Based Anticoagulants.
Inhibitors Used in Platelet Techniques.
Cytoskeletal Preparation and Recipes.
Gel-Filtered Platelets.
Washed Platelets.
Western Blots of Acrylamide Gels Gell and Blot Recipes.
Staining of Platelets for Flow Cytometric Analysis.
Subject Index.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Blood platelets Laboratory manuals, Blood platelet disorders Laboratory manuals, Blood Platelets physiology, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Blood platelets Aggregation Laboratory manuals