Platelet Morphology and Ultrastructure

Pages: 21 - 37
Published: Jan 1, 2017
Abstract
Platelets are key players in hemostasis, the process that is essential in the prevention of blood loss in response to injury of a blood vessel. When platelets encounter breaches in the vascular wall, they rapidly adhere to the site of injury and aggregate to form a platelet plug. Subsequently coagulation will be initiated resulting in a fibrin network that reinforces the plug. Failure to form an adequate plug leads to a bleeding tendency. On the...
Paper Details
Title
Platelet Morphology and Ultrastructure
Published Date
Jan 1, 2017
Pages
21 - 37
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