RT Journal
A1 Stephenson J
T1 PLatelets and malaria
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD April 1
VO 301
IS 13
SP 1329
OP 1329
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.429
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.429
AB 
Platelet-deficient mice infected with a rodent version of the malaria parasite were significantly more likely than control mice to die from the infection. Mice without platelet deficiency that were treated with aspirin, which decreases platelet activation, also were significantly more susceptible than animals treated with placebo.