Best index of platelet function is:
Bleeding time (N = 1-3 min) is an index of platelet number. Bleeding time is prolonged when platelet number falls below 50,000/mm3. Clot retraction is a function of platelets. The contractile filaments of platelets, in the platelet plug, are responsible for retraction of the clot that has formed on the surface of the platelet plug. Clot retraction occurs by 30-60 minutes after the formation of clot.
Bleeding time
Clotting time
Clot retraction time
Prothrombin time
Blood Physiology