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Superoxide Dismutase 2 is dispensable for platelet function.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 5 Oct 2017
Fidler Trevor P, Rowley Jesse W, Araujo Claudia, Boudreau Luc H, Marti Alex, Souvenir Rhonda, Dale Kali, Boilard Eric, Weyrich Andrew S, Abel E Dale
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Increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) promote platelet activation. The sources of platelet-derived ROS are diverse and whether or not mitochondrial derived ROS, modulates platelet function is incompletely understood. Studies of platelets from patients with sickle cell disease, and diabetes suggest a correlation between mitochondrial ROS and platelet dysfunction. Therefore, we generated mice with a...
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