title: Platelet secretion paves the way.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Sakurai et al examine the response of single platelets to fibrinogen- and collagen-coated microdots and show that platelets can orient their release of α-granule cargo to promote spreading beyond the dot's boundary.
authors.affiliation: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.
authors.forename: Yunjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.
authors.forename: Sidney W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Whiteheart
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005089:Exocytosis / Q000502:physiology*; D055652:Gray Platelet Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness / Q000502:physiology*; D014923:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*