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Platelets and Megakaryocytes

Volume 3, Additional Protocols and Perspectives

  • Compliments the two previous volumes by supplying fully up-to-date techniques
  • Includes many detailed protocols that are lab ready and tested
  • Features expert tips and vital implementation advice to ensure successful results

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 788)

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Table of contents (24 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Additional Protocols for the Study of Platelet Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Assessment of Platelet Aggregation Responses In Vivo in the Mouse

      • Christopher Moore, Michael Emerson
      Pages 21-28
    3. Focal Cerebral Ischemia

      • Stefan Braeuninger, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Bernhard Nieswandt, Guido Stoll
      Pages 29-42
    4. Extracorporeal Assays of Thrombosis

      • Lina Badimon, Teresa Padro, Gemma Vilahur
      Pages 43-57
    5. Platelet Life Span and Apoptosis

      • Emma C. Josefsson, Michael J. White, Mark R. Dowling, Benjamin T. Kile
      Pages 59-71
    6. A Live Cell Micro-imaging Technique to Examine Platelet Calcium Signaling Dynamics Under Blood Flow

      • Warwick S. Nesbitt, Ian S. Harper, Simone M. Schoenwaelder, Yuping Yuan, Shaun P. Jackson
      Pages 73-89
    7. Platelet Shape Change and Spreading

      • Joseph E. Aslan, Asako Itakura, Jacqueline M. Gertz, Owen J. T. McCarty
      Pages 91-100
    8. Clot Retraction

      • Katherine L. Tucker, Tanya Sage, Jonathan M. Gibbins
      Pages 101-107
    9. Visualization and Manipulation of the Platelet and Megakaryocyte Cytoskeleton

      • Jonathan N. Thon, Joseph E. Italiano
      Pages 109-125
    10. Measurement of Platelet Microparticles

      • Jeffrey I. Zwicker, Romaric Lacroix, Françoise Dignat-George, Barbara C. Furie, Bruce Furie
      Pages 127-139
    11. Assessing Protein Synthesis by Platelets

      • Hansjörg Schwertz, Jesse W. Rowley, Neal D. Tolley, Robert A. Campbell, Andrew S. Weyrich
      Pages 141-153
  3. Additional Protocols for the Study of Megakaryocyte Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
    2. Characterization of Megakaryocyte Development in the Native Bone Marrow Environment

      • Anita Eckly, Catherine Strassel, Jean-Pierre Cazenave, François Lanza, Catherine Léon, Christian Gachet
      Pages 175-192
    3. Megakaryocyte and Platelet Production from Human Cord Blood Stem Cells

      • Amélie Robert, Valérie Cortin, Alain Garnier, Nicolas Pineault
      Pages 219-247

About this book

New techniques to study cell signaling and function can develop at a staggering pace; however, many approaches are as valid today as on the day they were established. Thus, the main aim of Platelets and Megakaryocytes: Volume 3, Additional Protocols and Perspectives is to complement the first two volumes published in 2004 by adding recently developed state of the art techniques.  Conveniently divided into three sections, this detailed volume covers techniques to study platelet function, approaches to investigate megakaryocyte function, and perspectives on important overall concepts in the field of megakaryocyte and platelet biology.  Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, methods chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and vital tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

 

Authoritative and up-to-date, Platelets and Megakaryocytes: Volume 3, Additional Protocols and Perspectives adds a wealth of new expertise for the labs of scientists working in this key biological area of study.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Biological Sciences, Inst. Cardiovascular & Metabolic Res., University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

    Jonathan M. Gibbins

  • , Dept. Cell Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Martyn P. Mahaut-Smith

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Platelets and Megakaryocytes

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 3, Additional Protocols and Perspectives

  • Editors: Jonathan M. Gibbins, Martyn P. Mahaut-Smith

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-307-3

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-61779-306-6Published: 02 December 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5847-4Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-61779-307-3Published: 02 December 2011

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 409

  • Topics: Cell Biology, Cell Culture

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 159.00
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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