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Von Willebrand factor receptor GPIb alpha is expressed by human factor XIIIa-positive dermal dendrocytes and is upregulated by mast cell degranulation.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Aug 1999
Monteiro M R, Shapiro S S, Takafuta T, Menezes D W, Murphy G F
Abstract excerpt
GPIb alpha, a glycoprotein component of the GPIb-IX-V complex, serves as a platelet membrane receptor that mediates adhesion to von Willebrand factor normally present in the vascular subendothelium. Recent data have demonstrated that GPIb alpha is not restricted to platelets, but is also expressed by endothelium in vitro. In this study, we describe the expression and distribution of GPIb alpha in normal adult and...
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