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Rinder HM, Ault KA, Jatlow PI, Kosten TR, Smith BR. Platelet alpha-granule release in cocaine users. Circulation 1994, 90: 1162-1167. PMID: 7522132, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.90.3.1162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-granule releasePlatelet alpha-granule releaseCocaine useCocaine usersBaseline levelsHigher mean baseline levelsLong-term cocaine usePeak plasma cocaine levelsPlatelet P-selectin expressionMean baseline levelPlasma cocaine levelsP-selectin expressionPlatelet-rich thrombiPlacebo infusionFlow cytometric methodArterial occlusionBlinded infusionHigh basal levelsAcute increaseAtherosclerotic lesionsPlatelet activationCocaine levelsMean percentPlatelet agonistsBasal levels