Molecular Insights into Platelet Biology and Function

Dear Colleagues,

Circulating platelets are highly reactive cell types that respond to a myriad of environmental cues to form homotypic aggregates as well as heterotypic interactions with leukocytes and endothelia. These events not only support a spectrum of normal homeostatic processes such as blood vessel integrity, the initiation of the coagulation cascade, and immunological responses but also ischemic pathologies and coagulopathies.

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, entitled “Molecular Insights into Platelet Biology and Function”, will emphasize biological and physiological processes leading to critical platelet functions in hemostasis, coagulopathy, thrombosis and related diseases. The goal is to provide a broad view of platelet reactivity at the molecular level in a variety of physiological contexts. We invite you to contribute original research or focused reviews on the above topics for this Special Issue. We particularly welcome submissions from postdocs, PhD students, and young researchers.

We look forward to reading about your insights and exciting discoveries that further advance our knowledge of this crucial cell type in health and disease.

Dr. Stephen P. Holly
Prof. Dr. Rinku Majumder
Guest Editors

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• platelets
• thrombosis
• hemostasis
• reactivity