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von Willebrand factor remodeling during exocytosis from vascular endothelial cells.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Nov 2013
Mourik M J, Valentijn J A, Voorberg J, Koster A J, Valentijn K M, Eikenboom J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In vascular endothelial cells, high molecular weight multimers of von Willebrand factor (VWF) are folded into tubular structures for storage in Weibel-Palade bodies. On stimulation, VWF is secreted and forms strings to induce primary hemostasis. The structural changes composing the transition of stored tubular VWF into secreted unfurled VWF strings are still unresolved even though they are vital for...
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