The sticking place
Platelets are central to the process of wound healing. But overly responsive platelets could block normal blood flow, particularly where atherosclerosis exists, resulting in stroke, myocardial infarction and unstable angina. Hence the interest in studying the receptors for platelet-activating substances released from damaged vessels, like ADP.In 11 January Nature, Pamela B. Conley of COR Therapeutics, California, and colleagues report that they have cloned the ADP receptor P2Y12 and showed that
Jan 10, 2001
Platelets are central to the process of wound healing. But overly responsive platelets could block normal blood flow, particularly where atherosclerosis exists, resulting in stroke, myocardial infarction and unstable angina. Hence the interest in studying the receptors for platelet-activating substances released from damaged vessels, like ADP.
In 11 January