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J S Belville, W F Bennett, G Lynch.
Abstract
1. Effects of the platelet secretagogues thrombin and Concanavalin A (Con A) on shape change and release have been studied under conditions where external Ca2+ and ADP have been controlled. 2. In the absence of detectable aggregation both Con A- and thrombin-induced release of serotonin are markedly dependent upon extracellular calcium. 3. Con A, unlike thrombin, does not produce aggregation in calcium-supplemented medium. 4. The above property of Con A suggests that, in combination with added creatine phosphate and creatine phosphokinase, this ligand will be of value in the analysis of calcium-dependent release in platelets.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 536914 PMCID: PMC1458720 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1979.sp013040
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Physiol ISSN: 0022-3751 Impact factor: 5.182