title: Platelets and coagulation.
abstract: Hemostasis is a multiple-component system. In order to function properly it has become highly integrated with several strategies of control. Failure of the system or its control can result in life-threatening hemorrhage requiring transfusion. It is hoped that the information provided in this article has enhanced the reader's understanding of hemostasis in animals, and will enable the reader to make a more educated choice concerning transfusion therapy for the bleeding patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Washington State University, Pullman 99164.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Wardrop
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010976:Platelet Count