title: Platelet function in the neonate.
abstract: Impairment of platelet function is well recognized in the neonate. The abnormalities include a reduction in platelet factor 3 activity and availability, a reduction in the release of nonmetabolic storage pool ADP and ATP, and platelet factor 4 following stimulation, decreased adhesiveness, and impaired aggregation with ADP, epinephrine, collagen, and thrombin. Whether the cause of the platelet abnormality and the impairment in platelet secretion is due to a "storage pool deficiency" or an "aspirin-like defect" has been unclear. However, recent data suggests that the neonatal platelet possesses neither a significant deficiency in prostaglandin synthesis nor a significant decrease in storage pool adenine nucleotides. The abnormalities noted appear most likely to be due to a membrane-related phenomenon.
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000328:Adult; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects; D001791:Blood Platelet Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000494:pharmacology; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D011453:Prostaglandins; D012701:Serotonin; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D003094:Collagen; D013917:Thrombin; D001241:Aspirin; D004837:Epinephrine