Effects of methanol and formic acid on human platelet aggregation

Abstract Background Although ethanol is known to inhibit platelet aggregation, the effects of another variant of alcohol, methanol, have not been reported. The purpose of this study was to determine whether methanol and its metabolite, formic acid, affect Ca2+ entry into and subsequent aggregation o...

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Main Authors: Mikio Marumo, Ichiro Wakabayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd 2017-12-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-017-0687-7