Visualization of microtubule growth in living platelets reveals a dynamic marginal band with multiple microtubules
Open Access
- 1 May 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 111 (9), 4605-4616
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2007-10-118844
Abstract
The marginal band of microtubules maintains the discoid shape of resting blood platelets. Although studies of platelet microtubule coil structure conKeywords
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