Terminal platelet production is regulated by von Willebrand factor.

It is established that proplatelets are formed from mature megakaryocytes (MK) as intermediates before platelet production. Recently, the presence of proplatelets was described in blood incubated in static conditions. We have previously demonstrated that platelet and proplatelet formation is upregul...

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Main Authors: Sonia Poirault-Chassac, Kim Anh Nguyen, Audrey Pietrzyk, Caterina Casari, Agnes Veyradier, Cecile V Denis, Dominique Baruch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23737952/pdf/?tool=EBI