Definition for:Platelet adhesion:

Platelet adhesion:

Chapter: 20a
The process by which platelets adhere to the basement membrane at sites of vascular injury. von Willebrand factor functions as the glue which sticks the platelet to the basement membrane collagen. Platelet adhesion is defective in von Willebrand disease.

See Also:

Platelet (Chapter 2)
Platelet activating factor (Chapter 2)
Platelet aggregation: (Chapter 20a)
platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) (Chapter 3)