Platelet Function and Thrombosis

The Functional Physiology of Blood Platelets.- The Role of Platelets in Arterial and Venous Thrombosis.- Platelet Function Tests and Thrombosis.- Piatelet Function Tests and Thrombosis.- Methods for the Preparation of Washed Platelet Suspensions.- Methods for Platelet Aggregation.- Significance and Comparison of Two Methods for Platelet Aggregation.- In Vitro Platelet Adhesiveness. Methods of Study and Clinical Significance.- Standardized Bleeding Time in the Study of Drugs Interfering with Platelet Function.- Platelet Factor 3-Properties and Clinical Significance.- Platelet Factor 4-Properties and Clinical Significance.- The Platelet Populations.- Technical Section.- Platelet Counting: Visual, Electronic and Fully Automated Optical Methods.- Gel Filtration of Blood Platelets: a Methodological Report.- Platelet Washing by Albumin Density Gradient Separation (ADGS).- Measurement of Platelet Aggregation and Shape Change.- Measurement of Platelet Retention in Glass Bead Columns.- A New Automatic Device for the Standardized Ivy Bleeding Time.- Platelet Factor 3-Methods of Study.- Platelet Factor 4-Methods of Study.- Separation of Platelet Populations from Human and Rat Blood. Method and Applications.- Measurement of Platelet Aggregation and Thrombus Formation in Circulating Blood.- Method for the Measurement of 14C-5 HT Uptake and Release by Platelets.- Assay of Platelet ATP and ADP by the Luciferase Method: Some Theoretical and Practical Aspects.