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• platelets — pleɪtlɪt n. small cytoplasmic body in the blood that aids in clotting, blood platelet …   English contemporary dictionary

• Exfoliated Graphite Nano-Platelets — Introduction Exfoliated Graphite Nano Platelets (xGnP) are new types of nanoparticles made from graphite. These nanoparticles consist of small stacks of graphene that are 1 to 15 nanometers thick, with diameters ranging from sub micrometre to 100 …   Wikipedia

• Platelet — Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small cytoplasmic bodies derived from cells. They circulate in the blood of mammals and are involved in hemostasis leading to the formation of blood clots. Like red blood cells, platelets have no nucleus. If the… …   Wikipedia

• platelet aggregation —    Platelets are the small, rather uniform fragments of large bone marrow cells that aid the blood in coagulation, hemostasis, inflammation, and thrombus formation. Mild subclotting and sticking is a common early condition that can lead to… …   Herbal-medical glossary

• Plateletpheresis — (also called thrombapheresis or thrombocytapheresis) is the process of collecting platelets, the components of blood that are involved in hemostasis (blood clotting). It can be a life saving procedure in preventing or treating serious… …   Wikipedia

• Gundu Hirisave Rama Rao — was born in Tumkur (Karnataka), India, on 23 August 1937. He is a scientist, entrepreneur and a tenured professor at the Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota. He and Professor John Eaton visited India in 1981 under a National Science… …   Wikipedia

• blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… …   Universalium

• cluster of differentiation — Cell membrane molecules that are used to classify leukocytes into subsets. CD molecules are classified by monoclonal antibodies. There are four general types: type I transmembrane proteins have their COOH termini in the cytoplasm and their NH2… …   Medical dictionary

• blood disease — Introduction       any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone …   Universalium

• bleeding and blood clotting — ▪ disease Introduction       escape of blood from blood vessels into surrounding tissue and the process of coagulation through the action of platelets. Significance of hemostasis       The evolution of high pressure blood circulation in… …   Universalium

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