Assertion: adp | /r/CapableOf | reinforce platelet aggregation4
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text: Several lines of evidence indicate that ADP plays a key role in the formation of the hemostatic plug and in the pathogenesis of arterial thrombi: (1) ADP is contained at high concentrations in the platelet dense granules and is released when platelets are stimulated by other agents, such as thrombin or collagen, thus reinforcing platelet aggregation4 ; (2) inhibitors of ADP-induced platelet aggregation are effective antithrombotic drugs56 ; and (3) patients with defects of ADP receptors or those lacking ADP in platelet granules have a bleeding diathesis.47