Biochemistry of Platelets

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages xi-xii
Preface, Page xiii
1 - Stimulus–Response Coupling Mechanisms, Pages 1-68, EVELYN MEI HUANG, THOMAS C. DETWILER
2 - Platelet Arachidonate Metabolism and Platelet-Activating Factor, Pages 69-113, GERALD J. ROTH
3 - Platelet Contractile Proteins, Pages 115-157, JOAN E.B. FOX
4 - Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins: Their Structure, Function, and Modification in Disease, Pages 159-224, ALAN T. NURDEN, JAMES N. GEORGE, DAVID R. PHILLIPS
5 - Expression and Function of Adhesive Proteins on the Platelet Surface, Pages 225-256, EDWARD F. PLOW, MARK H. GINSBERG, GERARD A. MARCUERIE
6 - Storage Organelles in Platelets and Megakaryocytes, Pages 257-294, PAULA E. STENBERG, DOROTHY F. BAINTON
7 - A Model for Assembly of Coagulation Factor Complexes on Cell Surfaces: Prothrombin Activation on Platelets, Pages 295-318, PAULA B. TRACY, KENNETH G. MANN
8 - Platelet Regulation of Thombus Formation, Pages 319-346, MARC A. SHUMAN, CHARLES S. GREENBERG
9 - Platelet-Derived Growth Factor: Purification, Characterization, and Role in Normal and Abnormal Cell Growth, Pages 347-375, THOMAS F. DEUEL, SHUAN SHIAN HUANG, JUNG SAN HUANG
10 - Secreted Platelet Proteins as Markers for Pathological Disorders, Pages 377-415, SHIRLEY P. LEVINE
11 - Megakaryocyte Biochemistry, Pages 417-442, RICHARD F. LEVINE
12 - Future Directions in Platelet Research, Pages 443-451, MARC A. SHUMAN, DAVID R. PHILLIPS
Index, Pages 453-462