| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xlii, 1343 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
PLATELETS 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. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Biology -- Tests of Platelet Function -- The Role of Platelets in Disease -- Disorders of Platelet Number and Function -- Pharmacology: Antiplatelet Therapy -- Pharmacology: Therapy to Increase Platelet Numbers and/or Function -- Transfusion Medicine -- Gene Therapy. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Platelet biology -- Tests of platelet function -- The role of platelets in disease -- Disorders of platelet number and function -- Pharmacology : antiplatelet therapy -- Pharmacology : therapy to increase platelet numbers and/or function -- Platelet transfusion medicine -- Gene therapy for platelet disorders. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Blood platelets.
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Blood platelets. |
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Blood platelet disorders.
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Blood platelet disorders. |
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Blood Platelets. |
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Blood Platelet Disorders. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Michelson, Alan D.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Platelets. 2nd ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier, ©2007 0123693675 9780123693679 (OCoLC)70178103 |
| ISBN |
9780123693679 |
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0123693675 |
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9780080465869 (electronic book) |
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0080465862 (electronic book) |
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