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Regulation of plasma von Willebrand factor
2018-01-23
Abstract excerpt
Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a multimeric plasma glycoprotein that plays a central role in the initiation of blood coagulation. Through interactions between its specific functional domains, the vascular wall, coagulation factor VIII, and platelet receptors, VWF maintains hemostasis by binding to platelets and delivering factor VIII to the sites of vascular injury. In the healthy human population, plasma VWF leve...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f4cb6375-a8c6-5c64-9eab-9d4e5628f7cd
- DOI
- 10.12688/f1000research.13056.1
