The influence of parathyroid hormone on platelet-activating factor (PAF) blood levels in hemodialysis patients.

PAF represents a new family of glycerophospholipids and possesses multiple biological activities including platelet aggregation. Production of PAF has been demonstrated in a number of different cell types and in response to various stimuli. In this work an attempt is made to study the effect of parathyroid hormone (PTH) on PAF production.