The fundamental role of platelets in haemostasis and thrombosis relies on their capability of adhesion to specific locations of the perturbed vessel wall upon injury, damage or inflammation. Continued ...

Platelets are the smallest of the human blood cells, measuring about one-tenth the diameter of a white blood cell. They usually circulate freely, maintained in a mobile but inactive state by molecules ...

PHILADELPHIA — Blood platelets shore up open wounds and help cuts heal, but they can also cause heart attacks and strokes when a congealed ball of platelets known as a thrombus breaks free from a site ...