Platelet behaviour on von Willebrand Factor changes in pregnancy: Consequences of haemodilution and intrinsic changes in platelet function

Abstract Platelet function in pregnancy is poorly understood. Previous studies of platelet function in pregnancy have used non-physiological assays of platelet function with conflicting results. This study using a physiological assay of platelet function investigated platelet interactions with von W...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Cowman, Sieglinde Müllers, Eimear Dunne, Adam Ralph, Antonio J. Ricco, Fergal. D. Malone, Dermot Kenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06959-6