Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the functional status of platelets in athletes in rowing and canoeing. Researched 24 athletes, practicing in the section in rowing and canoeing for at least 1 year. All the patients examined counted the number of platelets in the capillary blood in the Goryaev chamber. Intravascular platelet activity (BAT) was determined visually using a Shitikov phase contrast microscope. It has been established that athletes maintain consistently high blood platelet activity, especially among those who regularly train in the sports section in rowing and canoeing, which is largely related to the constancy of their receptor sensitivity to exogenous influences with a constant number of receptors for them.
Key words: Rowing; canoeing; athletes` injury; blood coagulation; platelet activation; intravascular.