Platelet Function
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Labitec APACT 4004 AggregometerMicroprocessor controlled Aggregometer with 4 photometric measuring channels. Stand alone, compact measuring device with optional printer. 2 Serial RS 232 interfaces for unidirectional data communication and service. 1… |
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Ristocetin Co-Factor Assay KitA highly sensitive Assay Kit for the use in diagnosing different mutations of Von Willebrands Disease. Patient plasma is added to Formalin Fixed Platelets in the presence of Ristocetin and agglutination over a time perio… |
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Collagen 200ug/ml 1 x 1mlCollagen is a structural protein which is virtually ubiquitous throughout the human body. During primary Haemostasis following blood vessel injury, the adhesion of platelets to exposed collagen at the site of injury play… |
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Epinephrine 100uM 1 x 1mlIn pharmacological terms the interaction of epinephrine with platelets has been well studied. Platelets contain around 300 receptors for epinephrine. Epinephrine can stimulate fibrinogen binding and platelet aggregation … |
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Ristocetin 10mg/ml 1 x 1mlRistocetin, which was introduced in to clinical medicine as an antibiotic in the 1950's, was subsequently withdrawn, in part, because it caused thrombocytopenia. It was later demonstrated that this drug would aggrega… |
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ADP 0.2mM 1 x 1mlAn important mediator of platelet activation and aggregation is ADP (adenosine 5'-disphosphate) which is released from blood platelets in the vasculature upon activation by various agents, such as collagen and thromb… |
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Arachidonic acid 5mg/ml 1 x 1mlArachidonic acid is a fatty acid present in the granules and membranes of human platelets. It is liberated from phospholipids and in the presence of the enzyme cyclo-oxygenase 1 (COX-1), incorporates oxygen to form the e… |
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TRAP-6 (1mM) 1 x 1mlTRAP-6 is a synthetic hexapeptide that activates the thrombin receptor independent of receptor cleavage. It corresponds to amino acids 42 to 47 of the thrombin receptor and mimics the effacts of thrombin. Thrombin is a v… |
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ADP (0.2mM) 2 x 1mlAn important mediator of platelet activation and aggregation is ADP (adenosine 5'-disphosphate) which is released from blood platelets in the vasculature upon activation by various agents, such as collagen an… |
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Collagen (0.2mg/ml) 2 x 1mlCollagen is a structural protein which is virtually ubiquitous throughout the human body. During primary Haemostasis following blood vessel injury, the adhesion of platelets to exposed collagen at the site of inj… |