Role of cytosolic calcium and actin polymerization on agonist-induced secretion by the platelets of liver cirrhosis patients

Objective: Variceal bleeding in cirrhosis is mainly due to platelet activation defect and secondary to coagulation defects. Secretion is an important process which release procoagulants for hemostasis. In the present investigation we have evaluated the secretory function of platelets in liver cirrho...

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Main Authors: Sam Annie-Jeyachristy, Arumugam Geetha, Rajagopal Surendran, Subburayan Jeevan Kumar, Sarangapani Arulprakash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2009-06-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Hematology
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Online Access:http://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjh&plng=eng&un=TJH-98704