Platelets circulate within the whole body and exert two principle functions: protection against bleeding and invading pathogens. Their multiple antimicrobial facets are beneficial, such as direct ...

Few clinical situations generate as much anxiety amongst physicians and surgeons as uncontrolled bleeding, particularly in patients with platelet abnormalities, such as reduced platelet number ...

Platelets have been shown to cover a broad range of functions. Besides their role in hemostasis, they have immunological functions and thus participate in the interaction between pathogens and ...