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The endothelial cell protein C receptor: its role in thrombosis.
Thrombosis research - 1 Nov 2011
Navarro Silvia, Bonet Elena, Estellés Amparo, Montes Ramón, Hermida José, Martos Laura, España Francisco, Medina Pilar
Abstract excerpt
The protein C anticoagulant pathway plays a crucial role as a regulator of the blood clotting cascade. Protein C is activated on the vascular endothelial cell membrane by the thrombin-thrombomodulin complex. The endothelial protein C receptor binds protein C and further enhances protein C activation. Once formed, activated protein C down-regulates thrombin formation by inactivating factors Va and VIIIa and exerts...
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