Platelet granule exocytosis: A comparison with chromaffin cells

The rapid secretion of bioactive amines from chromaffin cells constitutes an important component of the fight or flight response of mammals to stress. Platelets respond to stresses within the vasculature by rapidly secreting cargo at sites of injury, inflammation, or infection. Although chromaffin c...

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Main Authors: Jennifer eFitch-Tewfik, Robert eFlaumenhaft
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2013.00077/full