Platelets, non-nucleated blood components first described over 130 years ago, are
recognized as the primary cell regulating hemostasis and thrombosis. The vascular …

Platelets are anucleate cells produced by megakaryocytes. In recent years, a robust body of
literature supports the evolving role of platelets as key sentinel and effector cells in infectious …

Platelets are the smallest blood cells, numbering 150 to 350× 10 9/L in healthy individuals.
The ability of activated platelets to adhere to an injured vessel wall and form aggregates was …

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been the subject of hundreds of publications in recent years.
Reports of its effects in tissue, both positive and negative, have generated great interest in …

Platelets are small anucleated blood cells primarily known for their vital hemostatic role.
Allogeneic platelet concentrates (PCs) collected from healthy donors are an essential …

The production of megakaryocytes (MKs)—the precursors of blood platelets—from human
pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) offers exciting clinical opportunities for transfusion medicine …

Platelets are conventionally defined as playing a vital role in homeostasis and thrombosis.
This role has over the years transformed as knowledge regarding platelets has expanded to …

Antiplatelet therapy has been successful in reducing mortality and morbidity in acute
myocardial infarction. Recent advances in understanding the molecular basis of the role of …

Knowledge of the identity and quantity of expressed proteins of a cell type is a prerequisite
for a complete understanding of its molecular functions. Mass-spectrometry-based …

Since the last guidelines for BCSH platelet function testing were written in the late 1980s,
many new tests have become available. Previously most platelet function tests were …