Open AccessCalcium for strong clotting
Author(s) -
Nicole LeBrasseur
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb1607iti2
Subject(s) - biology , blood clotting , calcium , platelet , thrombus , platelet adhesiveness , biophysics , medicine , platelet aggregation , immunology
![Graphic][1] Ca 2+ oscillations passed among platelets promote clotting. Calcium fluctuations in the bottom layer of a platelet mass are propagated upwards to determine the size of a blood clot, or thrombus, according to results from Nesbitt et al. presented on [page 1151][2].
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