Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins

It was just about ten years ago that platelet membrane glycoproteins were first charac­ terized and their abnormalities in congenital bleeding disorders first recognized. Dur­ ing this decade there has been a remarkable growth in our understanding of the structure and membrane organization of the platelet surface glycoproteins, their in­ teractions with external ligands during the process of hemostasis, and their defects causing hemorrhagic disease. These studies have advanced the knowledge...