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Hemostasis and inflammation: two of a kind?

Hemostasis is a defense mechanism to stop bleeding. Activated by vessel wall injury, it consists of intertwined activation of platelets and the coagulation cascade, tightly controlled by natural anticoagulants and the fibrinolytic system.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Verhamme, Peter, Hoylaerts, Marc F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2784434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19922636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-7-15
Descripción
Sumario:Hemostasis is a defense mechanism to stop bleeding. Activated by vessel wall injury, it consists of intertwined activation of platelets and the coagulation cascade, tightly controlled by natural anticoagulants and the fibrinolytic system.