Michelson, A: Platelets

PART I: Platelet Biology 1. The Evolution of Mammalian Platelets 2. Megakaryocyte Development and Platelet Formation 3. The Structure of Resting and Activated Platelets 4. Platelet Glycobiology and the Control of Platelet Function and Lifespan 5. Platelet Genomics 6. Platelet MicroRNAs 7. The Platelet Transcriptome in Health and Disease 8. The Platelet Proteome 9. Platelet Receptors 10. The Glycoprotein Ib-IX-V Complex 11. GPVI and CLEC-2 12. Integrin aIIbß3 13. Protease-Activated Receptors 14. The Platelet P2 Receptors 15. Platelet Inhibitory Receptors 16. Interactions Between Platelets, Leukocytes, and the Endothelium 17. Inhibition of Platelet Function by the Endothelium 18. Platelet Signal Transduction 19. Platelet Secretion 20. Hemostatic Thrombus Formation in Flowing Blood 21. Interactions Between Platelets and the Coagulation System 22. Platelet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles 23. Regulation of Fibrinolysis by Platelets 24. The Role of Platelets in Angiogenesis 25. Platelet Function in the Newborn

PART II: The Role of Platelets in Disease 26. The Role of Platelets in Atherothrombosis 27. The Role of Platelets in Diabetes Mellitus 28. The Role of Platelets in Inflammation 29. The Role of Platelets in Antimicrobial Host Defense 30. The Role of Platelets in Tumor Growth, Metastasis, and Immune Evasion 31. The Role of Platelets in Sickle Cell Disease

PART III: Clinical Tests of Platelet Function 32. Platelet Counting 33. Clinical Tests of Platelet Function 34. Platelet Aggregation 35. Flow Cytometry 36. Laboratory Monitoring of Antiplatelet Therapy 37. Platelet Function Testing in Clinical Research Trials

PART IV: Disorders of Platelet Number and/or Function 38. The Clinical Approach to Disorders of Platelet Number and Function 39. Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) 40. Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia 41. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia 42. Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Hemolytic-Uremic Syndromes 43. Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy