Abstract
It is well known that platelets are involved in blood clotting. In addition, substances of the platelet granules or on the platelet surface cooperate with plasma and vessel wall components to modulate control of haemostasis1. Here we provide evidence that platelets adhered to a substrate can release heparin.
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Vannucchi, S., Fibbi, G., Pasquali, F. et al. Adhesion-dependent heparin production by platelets. Nature 296, 352–353 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/296352a0
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