The platelet fibrinogen receptor: from megakaryocyte to the mortuary
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Platelets are integral to normal haemostatic function and act to control vascular haemorrhage with the formation of a stable clot. The fibrinogen receptor (glycoprotein IIb/IIIa [GPIIb/IIIa]) is the most abundant platelet integrin and, by binding fibrinogen, f... ...