Biochemistry and pharmacology of platelets.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Conference Name:

Symposium on Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Platelets (1975 : London, England)

Series:

Ciba Foundation symposium ; new ser. 35.

Ciba Foundation Symposium (new series) ; 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blood platelets--Congresses.

Blood platelets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 pages) : illustrations, charts

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1975.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.

Contents:

Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Platelets; Contents; Introduction: some current problems; Common pathways of membrane reactivity after stimulation of platelets by different agents; Discussion; Binding of adenosine diphosphate by human platelet membrane; Discussion; Enzyme activities on the platelet surface in relation to the action of adenosine diphosphate; Discussion; Stimulus-response coupling in the thrombin-platelet interaction; Discussion; The interaction of platelet actin, myosin and myosin light chain kinase; Discussion; Roles of cyclic nucleotides in platelet function; Discussion

Initial biochemical responses of platelets to stimulation Discussion; Biochemistry of the platelet release reaction; Discussion; Prostaglandins and precursors in platelet function; Discussion; Significance of glucose and glycogen meta-bolism for platelet function; Discussion; Elemental composition of platelet dense bodies; Discussion; The organelles storing 5-hydroxytryptamine in blood platelets; Discussion; 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptors of platelets; Discussion; Interactions between 5-hydroxytryptamine and platelet lipid fractions; Discussion; General Discussion

Nomenclature of the release reaction Activation of platelets; Oxidative phosphorylation; Primary aggregation by 5HT, vasopressin and thrombin; Index of contributors; Subject index

Notes:

"Symposium on Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Platelets, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 21st-23rd January, 1975"--Participants page.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

9786613693891

9781280783500

1280783508

9780470720172

0470720174

9780470717851

0470717858

OCLC:

264615399