Abstract
ADENOSINE triphosphate (ATP) is found in large amounts in blood platelets1 and disappears rapidly during clotting2 while ADP increases; this nucleotide is able to aggregate platelets3–6. ATP and AMP act as inhibitors in this reaction7,8.
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CAEN, J. Ratio Adenosine Triphosphate/Adenosine Diphosphate in Platelet-rich Plasma in Hæmorrhagic Disorders (Von Willebrand and Glanzmann Disease). Nature 197, 504–505 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197504a0
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