Identify the platelet receptor and plasma protein required for normal platelet adhesion

Platelet receptor Plasma protein

a. Glycoprotein (GP) IV Factor VIII
b. Platelet factor 4 (PF4) Factor V
c. GP IIb/IIIa Fibrinogen
d. GP Ib/IX/V von Willebrand factor (VWF)

ANS: D
VWF must bind to its receptor GP Ib/IX/V on the platelet membrane for normal platelet adhesion.

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