Biochemical
and Bioimaging Endpoints in Cardiocerebrovascular Diagnosis,
Prevention, Therapy and Drug Development
GLOSSARY
To
facilitate the dialogue among the multidisciplinary scientists,
definition of the acronyms and of more specialized terms have been
reported.
Every amendment is welcome.
By: Andrea P. Peracino
Stefano Bellosta
Nicola Ferri
Riccardo Roggeri
Platelets or thrombocytes are small flat disks, which are produced by megakaryocytes. They adhere to exposed subendothelial collagen within seconds of injury to form a hemostatic plug. Low platelet counts predispose an animal to hemorrhage.
