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Platelets
About this book
Platelets, Second Edition is the definitive current source of state-of-the-art knowledge about platelets and covers the entire field of platelet biology, pathophysiology, and clinical medicine. Recently there has been a rapid expansion of knowledge in both basic biology and the clinical approach to platelet-related diseases including thrombosis and hemorrhage. Novel platelet function tests, drugs, blood bank storage methods, and gene therapies have been incorporated into patient care or are in development. This book draws all this information into a single, comprehensive and authoritative resource.- First edition won Best Book in Medical Science Award from the Association of American Publishers- Contains fourteen new chapters on topics such as platelet genomics and proteomics, inhibition of platelet function by the endothelium, clinical tests of platelet function, real time in vivo imaging of platelets, and inherited thrombocytopenias- A comprehensive full color reference comprising over 70 chapters, 1400 pages, and 16, 000 references
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Foreword: A Brief History of Ideas about Platelets in Health and Disease
- Part One: Platelet Biology
- Part Two: Tests of Platelet Function
- Part Three: The Role of Platelets in Disease
- Part Four: Disorders of Platelet Number and Function
- Part Five: Pharmacology: Antiplatelet Therapy
- Part Six: Pharmacology: Therapy to Increase Platelet Numbers and/or Function
- Part Seven: Platelet Transfusion Medicine
- Part Eight: Gene Therapy for Platelet Disorders
- Index