title: Platelet is a "minimuscle" with a protein contractile system (actin and myosin) similar to that of skeletal muscle.
authors.forename: R Geoffrey
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Burwell
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Dangerfield
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000737:chemistry*; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000032:analysis*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin