Published: Lecture Notes in Bioengineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-40117-6_2,ÓSpringer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Author: Textor J
Summary: The therapeutic basis of platelet-rich plasma use in medicine is derived from the growth factor content and provisional matrix provided by the platelets themselves. This chapter briefly reviews the platelet research which led to the conceptual development of PRP as a treatment and also the early history of its use.
Key words: Platelet-Rich Plasma, Platelet Biology, Growth Factors
