Term Information

Accession
GO:0030168
Name
platelet activation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
blood coagulation, platelet activation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A series of progressive, overlapping events triggered by exposure of the platelets to subendothelial tissue. These events include shape change, adhesiveness, aggregation, and release reactions. When carried through to completion, these events lead to the formation of a stable hemostatic plug. Source: http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0030168 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of platelet activation (GO:0030168)
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platelet activation [is_a relation] is_a  cell activation (GO:0001775)
platelet activation [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  blood coagulation (GO:0007596)
Children of platelet activation (GO:0030168)
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negative regulation of platelet activation (GO:0010544) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  platelet activation
platelet aggregation (GO:0070527) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  platelet activation
regulation of platelet activation (GO:0010543) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  platelet activation
positive regulation of platelet activation (GO:0010572) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  platelet activation
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