Premature babies with low levels of platelets (thrombocytes) in their blood run a greatly increased risk of being afflicted with a severe variation of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), an eye disease ...

Monocytes, a special type of white blood cell, secrete cytokines as inflammatory messengers that are crucial for an appropriate immune response. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and ...

Monocytes, a special type of white blood cell, secrete cytokines as inflammatory messengers that are crucial for an appropriate immune response. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and ...

Maintaining hemostasis (stop bleeding) is the main function of thrombocytes—commonly referred to as platelets. Yet, what if these cells could be engineered to carry anticancer drugs to wipe out those ...

THIS communication describes preliminary results obtained by scanning electron microscopy of platelets and thrombocytes. Human, baboon (Papio cynocephalus), chicken and turkey cells were examined.

Due to a worldwide shortage in donations of blood and blood products, the lives of millions of people are at risk every year, according to the World Health Organization. In many developed countries, ...