Physiology and Pathophysiology of Proteinase-Activated Receptors (PARs): Proteinases as Hormone-Like Signal Messengers: PARs and More
Proteinases like thrombin and trypsin, long known for their ability to activate the coagulation cascade or to act as digestive enzymes for many protein targets, are now recognized as hormone-like regulators of cell function. These serine proteinases activate cell signaling by triggering a novel fami...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2005-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319322868 |