Article
Von Willebrand disease and Weibel-Palade bodies.
Hamostaseologie - 1 Aug 2010
Wang J W, Eikenboom J
Abstract excerpt
Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a pivotal haemostatic protein mediating platelet adhesion to injured endothelium and carrying coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) in the circulation to protect it from premature clearance. Apart from the roles in haemostasis, VWF drives the formation of the endothelial cell specific Weibel-Palade bodies (WPBs), which serve as a regulated storage of VWF and other thrombotic and...
Topics
- Humans
- Mutation
- Weibel-Palade Bodies
- von Willebrand Diseases
- von Willebrand Factor
