After being shocked, he says, he developed an autoimmune condition that left his body attacking blood platelets.
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Aspirin does its work by inactivating blood platelets, which play major roles in both clotting and inflammation.
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Within minutes after an injury occurs, blood platelets collect at the site of injury to form a clot.
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Griscelli syndrome is defined by the characteristic hypopigmentation, with frequent pyogenic infection, low blood platelet level, and immunodeficiency.
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The randomised controlled trial of aspirin had shown that blood platelets play a key role in vascular disease.
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One of the hottest topics is expected to be biotechnology drugs that stimulate the production of blood platelets.
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"' Cytochalasin E "', a member of the cytochalasin group, is an inhibitor of actin polymerization in blood platelets.
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The disease is characterized by bruises, fatigue, anaemia, low blood platelets, osteoporosis, and enlargement of the liver and spleen.
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Geron licensee essential thrombocythemia, a disorder in which the body overproduces blood platelets, increasing the risk of blood clots.
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"There was no viable treatment, " says Heilbrun, who organized co-workers to donate blood platelets for his mother's treatment.
