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Thrombomodulin as a regulator of the anticoagulant pathway: implication in the development of thrombosis.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2012
Anastasiou Georgia, Gialeraki Argyri, Merkouri Efrossyni, Politou Marianna, Travlou Anthi
Abstract excerpt
Thrombomodulin is a cell surface-expressed glycoprotein that serves as a cofactor for thrombin-mediated activation of protein C (PC), an event further amplified by the endothelial cell PC receptor. The PC pathway is a major anticoagulant mechanism that downregulates thrombin formation and hedges thrombus formation. The objectives of this review were to review recent findings regarding thrombomodulin structure,...
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