Copy of author's previously published article in pocket on back end-paper. / Includes bibliography (leaves 135-185). / 185, [94] leaves, [32] leaves of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Aims to characterise the expression of PETA-3 (Platelet Endothelial Tetraspan Antigen-3), CD9, CD63 and ?gb?s1 integrins in normal human tissue ; to determine the subcellular localisation in endothilial cells and platelets ; to investigate protein-protein interactions involving PETA-3 ; and to examine the effects of anti-PETA-3 monoclonial antibodies on platelet and endothilial cell function. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Medicine, 1999