Key Features

The monograph includes chapters on ultrastructure morphology, platelet dysfunction, platelet physiology, platelet activation mechanisms, role of calcium in platelet activation, role of eicosanoids, cAMP and cGMP, antiplatelet drugs, antiplatelet therapies, aspirin resistance, platelet dysfunction in diabetes, platelet membrane modulation, platelet vessel-wall interactions, and blood biocompatibility. Authors hope that this collective work on Platelet Physiology and Pharmacology will serve the students, clinicians, and researchers as a useful reference monograph.