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Aggregation and Adhesion of Rat Platelets

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Aggregation of rat platelets caused by ADP is inhibited by adenosine in citrated but not in heparinized plasma. Rat platelets are less sensitive to aggregation by collagen than are human and rabbit platelets, which may be related to the in vivo formation and inhibition of platelet thrombi in rat vessels.

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CONSTANTINE, J. Aggregation and Adhesion of Rat Platelets. Nature 214, 1084–1086 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2141084a0

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