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Platelets and the immune continuum

Semple, John W LU ; Italiano, Joseph E and Freedman, John (2011) In Nature Reviews Immunology 11(4). p.74-264
Abstract

Platelets are anucleate cells that are crucial mediators of haemostasis. Most immunologists probably don't think about platelets every day, and may even consider these cells to be 'nuisances' in certain in vitro studies. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that platelets have inflammatory functions and can influence both innate and adaptive immune responses. Here, we discuss the mechanisms by which platelets contribute to immunity: these small cells are more immunologically savvy than we once thought.

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Adaptive Immunity, Animals, Atherosclerosis, Birds, Blood Platelets, Communicable Diseases, Cytokines, Hematopoiesis, Hemostasis, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Inflammation, Mice, Platelet Count, Toll-Like Receptors, Journal Article, Review
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Nature Reviews Immunology
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11
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4
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11 pages
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Nature Publishing Group
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  • pmid:21436837
  • scopus:79953150620
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1474-1741
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10.1038/nri2956
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English
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  series       = {{Nature Reviews Immunology}},
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  doi          = {{10.1038/nri2956}},
  volume       = {{11}},
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