Article
Mice with a severe deficiency in protein C display prothrombotic and proinflammatory phenotypes and compromised maternal reproductive capabilities.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jun 2005
Lay Angelina J, Liang Zhong, Rosen Elliot D, Castellino Francis J
Abstract excerpt
Anticoagulant protein C (PC) is important not only for maintenance of normal hemostasis, but also for regulating the host immune response during inflammation. Because mice with a designed total genetic deficiency in PC (PC-/- mice) die soon after birth, attempts to dissect PC function in various coagulation/inflammation-based pathologies through use of mice with less than 50% of normal PC levels have not been...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
