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Membrane Active Drugs and the Aggregation of Human Blood Platelets

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The aggregation of human blood platelets is stimulated by ADP and other materials, and is known to take place in two stages. Studies with chlorpromazine, imipramine and related compounds indicate that they affect the second stage

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MILLS, D., ROBERTS, G. Membrane Active Drugs and the Aggregation of Human Blood Platelets. Nature 213, 35–38 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213035a0

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