Platelet Factor 3
"Platelet Factor 3" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A phospholipid from the platelet membrane that contributes to the blood clotting cascade by forming a phospholipid-protein complex (THROMBOPLASTIN) which serves as a cofactor with FACTOR VIIA to activate FACTOR X in the extrinsic pathway of BLOOD COAGULATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D010977
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.125.691 D23.119.932
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Platelet Factor 3" by people in Profiles.
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Henson PM, Pinckard RN. Platelet activating factor (PAF). A possible direct mediator of anaphylaxis in the rabbit and a trigger for the vascular deposition of circulating immune complexes. Monogr Allergy. 1977; 12:13-26.
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Henson PM, Landes RR. Activation of platelets by platelet activating factor (PAF) derived from IgE-sensitized basophils. IV. PAF does not activate platelet factor 3 (PF3). Br J Haematol. 1976 Oct; 34(2):269-82.