Resumen

GUZMAN GRENFELL, Alberto M; MALDONADO NORIEGA, Luis; MENDOZA ATENCIO, Rexy  y  HICKS GOMEZ, Juan José. Platelet function beyond haemostasis: Role in respiratory diseases. Rev. Inst. Nal. Enf. Resp. Mex. [online]. 2005, vol.18, n.3, pp.240-246. ISSN 0187-7585.

Platelets store different chemical mediators and synthetize various types of proteins from preformed RNA; they also interact with different particles, components of the extracellular matrix and with different kinds of cells. This characteristics enable platelets to have important roles In hemostasis, thrombosis, inflammation, tissue remodeling and possibly in mechanisms of innate defense.

Palabras llave : Platelets; haemostasis; thrombosis; inflammation; tissue remodeling; innate defense.

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