1 Thrombosis Expertise Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, NL-P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
2 Departments of Internal medicine and Biochemistry, Maastricht University Medical Center, NL-P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
3 Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
4 Central Hematology Laboratory, Department of Hematology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
5 Haemostasis Research Unit, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Platelets are critical elements in the blood stream, supporting hemostasis as well as performing even more complex tasks within networks of biological (immunity) and pathophysiological processes, such as cancer and ischemia/reperfusion injury [...].