Open AccessActivated platelets in patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease
Author(s) -
Yavuz Tekelioğlu,
Hikmet Uzun,
Gürhan Şışman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
bratislavské lekárske listy/bratislava medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1336-0345
pISSN - 0006-9248
DOI - 10.4149/bll_2014_018
Subject(s) - inflammatory bowel disease , medicine , platelet activation , platelet , ulcerative colitis , pathogenesis , fluorescein isothiocyanate , gastroenterology , immunology , crohn's disease , disease , physics , quantum mechanics , fluorescence
There is an increased risk of thromboembolic complications in inflammatory bowel disease. Activated platelets play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of this disease.