Platelet function has an important role in mediating particular common forms of cardiovascular disease, such as acute coronary syndromes and stroke Although they lack nuclei, platelets contain RNAs, ...

Scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse models, these platelets have proved to help preserve the vascular barrier which makes blood-vessel walls ...

Study of the bleeding tendency in uremia in 26 subjects, 10 of whom were bleeding, showed platelet counts and plasma coagulation factors to be normal. There was a significant inverse correlation ...