Under high shear arterial blood flow von Willebrand Factor (vWF) binds the platelet receptor glycoprotein (GP) Ib, leading to platelet adhesion, activation and thrombosis...
Keywords: Glycoprotein (GP) Iba, platelet adhesion, platelet agglutination, thrombosis, von Willebrand factor (vWF)
03/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerThe large glycoprotein von Willebrand factor (VWF) is involved in the initial haemostatic reaction mediating the interaction between platelets and the injured vessel wall...
Keywords: ULVWF multimers, platelet adhesion, atomic force microscopy, soluble VWF
04/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Schattauer