Written by researchers and scientists from the US and Europe, this volume contains 24 contributions offering a current and thorough review of the field. Coverage includes a summary of platelet physiology and pharmacology followed by sections on receptor biology; biochemistry; pathology (addressed in three chapters discussing Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia, congenital disorders of signal transduction and secretion, and the biochemistry of altered reactivity in hypertension); and pharmacology (discussion of aspirin, prostaglandins, and platelet function, nitric oxide-mediated regulation of platelet function, current developments in anticoagulant and antithrombotic agents, and randomized trials of antiplatelet therapy). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)