Fig. 3.
Exposure of P-selectin on the surface of single platelets during adhesion to fibrinogen or collagen matrices. Fura-2–loaded platelets were allowed to adhere to immobilized fibrinogen (A) or collagen (B) in the presence of 2 mmol/L CaCl2 and FITC-labeled AK-6 antibody against P-selectin. Arrows indicate timepoint of addition of 2 nmol/L thrombin or timepoint of attachment to collagen. Fluorescence images were taken during 5 to 10 minutes, and traces represent changes in FITC fluorescence of individual platelets. These platelets were high in [Ca2+]i at the end of the FITC fluorescence recordings. Traces are representative of >35 platelets out of three independent experiments.