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Effect of protein C gene mutation on coagulation and inflammation in hemorrhagic shock.
The Journal of surgical research - 1 Jun 2012
Burruss Sigrid, Andakyan Arthur, Romanov Sergei, Semiletova Natalya, Cryer Henry
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INTRODUCTION: Trauma patients are at high risk of complications and death from coagulopathy and inflammatory organ failure. Recent evidence implicates protein C (PC) as a key mediator of this process. We hypothesized that a mutation in the PC gene would ameliorate the inflammatory and coagulopathic response to hemorrhagic shock (HS) and resuscitation. METHODS: FHH wild type and PC mutant rats underwent controlled...
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