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The normal role of Activated Protein C in maintaining homeostasis and its relevance to critical illness

Thrombin is a multifunctional protein, with procoagulant, inflammatory and anticoagulant effects. Binding of thrombin to thrombomodulin results in activation of Protein C and initiation of the Activated Protein C anticoagulant pathway, a process that is augmented by the endothelial cell Protein C re...

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Autor principal: Esmon, Charles T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3300084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11379986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc1333