“…It has been reported that heat can act as a weak agonist in platelet activation. 18,19 On activation, the platelet dense bodies, the most rapidly secreted of platelet organelles, release ADP, as well as ATP and serotonin. The a granules release platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factor b 1 (TGF-b 1 , connective tissue activating peptide III (CATP III), thrombospondin, factor V, fibrinogen, factor XI, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), and adhesive proteins such as fibrinogen, fibronectin, von Willebrand factor (vWF), and P-selectin (also called GMP-140, structurally similar to E-and L-selectins).…”