Low Circulating Protein C Levels Are Associated with Lower Leg Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes

Activated protein C (APC) promotes angiogenesis and reepithelialisation and accelerates healing of diabetic ulcers. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the incidence of lower leg ulcers and plasma levels of APC's precursor, protein C (PC), in diabetic patients. Patie...

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Autores principales: Whitmont, K., Fulcher, G., Reid, I., Xue, M., McKelvey, K., Xie, Y., Aboud, M., Ward, C., Smith, M. M., Cooper, A., March, L., Jackson, C. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3581257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23484147
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/719570

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3581257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23484147
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/719570

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