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alpha granule

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alpha granule
n.
A granule of an alpha cell.


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9,10) Platelet-derived growth factor and PDGFR are found in the alpha granules of platelets and in mesenchymal and epithelial cells in a variety of tissues.
4) PRP is thought to work via the degranulation of the alpha granules in platelets that contain a number of growth factors believed to be important in early wound healing.
10) The granule membranes contain many integral glycoproteins on their inner leaflet, such as P-selectin (CD62p) in the alpha granule and gp53 (CD63) in the lysosome, which become expressed on the outer platelet membrane after the release reaction.
 
 
 
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