Platelet factor 4 — (PF4) is a small cytokine belonging to the CXC chemokine family that is also known as chemokine (C X C motif) ligand 4 (CXCL4) . This chemokine is released from alpha granules of activated platelets during platelet aggregation, and promotes blood … Wikipedia
Dense granule — Latin granulum delta Code TH H2.00.04.1.03006 Dense granules (also known as dense bodies or delta granules) are specialized secretory organelles … Wikipedia
Pseudo gray platelet syndrome — was described by Cockbill, Burmester, and Heptinstall (1988) who reported a 25 year old woman with a history of mild bruising and bleeding. Bleeding time, activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time, and euglobulin lysis time were… … Wikipedia
Gray platelet syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29160 ICD10 = ICD10|D|69|1|d|65 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 139090 MedlinePlus = 000582 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Gray platelet syndrome, or platelet alpha granule… … Wikipedia
Platelet — Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small cytoplasmic bodies derived from cells. They circulate in the blood of mammals and are involved in hemostasis leading to the formation of blood clots. Like red blood cells, platelets have no nucleus. If the… … Wikipedia
granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or … Medical dictionary
alpha granules — 1. the predominant type of granule found in platelets; they are round to oval in shape and contain fibrinogen, platelet factor 4, and various other proteins. 2. large granules in the alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans, which are insoluble in … Medical dictionary
PDGFA — Platelet derived growth factor alpha polypeptide Identifiers Symbols PDGFA; PDGF A; PDGF1 External IDs … Wikipedia
PDGFB — Platelet derived growth factor beta polypeptide PDB rendering based on 1pdg … Wikipedia
CD31 — Platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule Identifiers Symbols PECAM1; CD31; FLJ34100; FLJ58394; PECAM 1 External IDs … Wikipedia
