For many years scientists have ascribed aspirin's exclusive heart benefits entirely to its dramatic effects on thromboxane and platelets.

Other researchers have identified the chemical receptors on platelets that link them together in clumps.

P-selectins: P-selectin is expressed on activated endothelial cells and platelets.

Cerus's process has so far been tested only on platelets collected by a machine made by Baxter, its partner.

The bleeding is believed to result from the widening of arteries and the drug's effects on platelets, the tiny fragments in blood that help it clot.

Aspirin's effect on platelets is irreversible and lasts for as long as the cells live.

The presence of antibodies on platelets leads to their destruction in the spleen.

Effect of erucic acid on platelets in patients with adrenoleukodystrophy.

Fc receptors are also found on eosinophils, monocytes, macrophages and platelets in humans.

Integrin α2β1 is expressed mainly on epithelial cells and platelets.