Article
Prevalence of impaired responsiveness to epinephrine in platelets among Japanese.
Thrombosis research - 1 Jan 1996
Kambayashi J, Shinoki N, Nakamura T, Ariyoshi H, Kawasaki T, Sakon M, Monden M
Abstract excerpt
The responsiveness of platelets only to epinephrine was markedly impaired in 23/140 (16%) healthy Japanese. The impaired responsiveness was not altered by changes in time and environment. Circulating level of catecholamines did not affect the responsiveness of platelets to epinephrine. A pilot family study indicated a possible familial nature of the defect. 3H methyl-yohimbine binding studies indicated that this...
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