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View Post: Reconstituted High-Density Lipoprotein Attenuates Platelet ...
23 Nov 2009 by Calkin, AC, Drew, BG, Ono, A., Duffy, SJ,...  
In vitro studies in platelets from healthy individuals revealed that the inhibitory effects of rHDL on platelet function were time and dose dependent and resulted in a widespread attenuation of platelet function and a 50% reduction in ...
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View Post: POPULAR: Only certain platelet-function tests predict outcomes
15 Nov 2009
None of the eight platelet assays studied were able to predict bleeding, but four of the eight, based on ADP-induced platelet aggregation, produced results that correlated with adverse CV outcomes. By contrast, four tests that use ...
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View Post: Internet Zone Area: Justified Fx
15 hours ago by dudemjk  
Platelet Function Monitoring In Patients With Coronary Artery: The rights to the Champions League recently went to the Fox networks (which include Fox Soccer Channel, FX and Fox Sports Net channels), with the broadband component to be ...
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View Post: Perioperative Platelet Activation and the Inhibitory Effect ...
29 Nov 2009 by Faraday, Nauder  
The reported observations on MAPK pathways are of particular interest because the role of these kinases in platelet function is incompletely understood and has not been previously characterized in surgical patients. ...
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View Post: Endothelial Progenitor Cells Bind and Inhibit Platelet Function ...
18 Nov 2009 by Abou-Saleh H, Yacoub D, Théorêt JF, Gillis...  
Herein, we addressed the interactions between EPCs and platelets and their impact on platelet function and thrombus formation. Methods and Results-Cultured on fibronectin in conditioned media, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells ...
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View Post: Utility of the PFA-100 Instrument and the Novel Multiplate ...
18 Nov 2009 by Mueller, T., Dieplinger, B., Poelz, W.,...  
This study evaluated the utility of the PFA-100 and the Multiplate analyzer for the assessment of aspirin and clopidogrel effects on platelet function in patients with cardiovascular disease. Platelet function was determined with the ...
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View Post: Karachi University MCS, MBA, BS admissions
23 Nov 2009
We are conducting a 10-day long workshop to train researchers at Dr AQ Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (KIBGE) and other institutes in conducting platelet function studies, he said. ìWe are also designing, ...
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View Post: Shear-induced interaction of platelets with von Willebrand factor ...
23 Nov 2009 by Cheng, H., Yan, R., Li, S., Yuan, Y., Liu,...  
These findings not only have a physiological implication in understanding the presence of glycocalicin in normal circulation, but also suggest a novel mechanism for the negative regulation of platelet function and the limitation of ...
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