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Published in: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion 2/2017

01-06-2017 | Editorial

Platelets: Pathophysiological Relevance and Therapeutic Potential

Authors: Hara Prasad Pati, Prashant Sharma

Published in: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion | Issue 2/2017

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Platelets play key roles in physiological and pathological haemostasis, inflammation, wound healing and immune responses. This issue of the IJHBT contains several articles on the relevance of these tiny, enucleate, discoid cellular fragments across different clinical settings. …
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Metadata
Title
Platelets: Pathophysiological Relevance and Therapeutic Potential
Authors
Hara Prasad Pati
Prashant Sharma
Publication date
01-06-2017
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0971-4502
Electronic ISSN: 0974-0449
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-017-0823-y

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