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Functional analysis of the human tissue factor promoter and induction by serum.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 1 Mar 1990
Mackman N, Fowler B J, Edgington T S, Morrissey J H
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Tissue factor (TF) is the primary initiator of the coagulation protease cascades. This cell surface glycoprotein is the receptor and essential cofactor for the serine protease factor VIIa. TF is constitutively expressed in some extravascular cell types and is transiently induced in monocytes, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts. Inducible expression is implicated in cellular immune responses, inflammation, and...
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