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. 2016 Nov 22;1(1):10-14.
doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2016000067. eCollection 2016 Nov 29.

Platelets as immune-sensing cells

Rick Kapur  1 , John W Semple  1   2   3   4   5
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Platelets as immune-sensing cells

Rick Kapur et al. Blood Adv. .

Abstract

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Conflict-of-interest disclosure: The authors declare no competing financial interests.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Immune-sensing functions of platelets. The nonhemostatic immune-sensing functions of platelets are generally depicted as pathogen targeting and target cell communication. RA, rheumatoid arthritis.
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