|Articles|July 7, 2011

Today's Daily Dose: Hemostasis

The process of platelet activation during normal hemostasis.

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“Under normal conditions, platelets adhere to damaged subendothelium through the interaction of various ligands and receptors. After platelets adhere, they change shape to facilitate cross-bridging, which leads to platelet activation.”

-Timothy Koors, DVM, H. Cecilia Marshall, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology)

From Normal hemostasis

 

 

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