Coated platelets function in platelet-dependent fibrin formation via integrin αIIbβ3 and transglutaminase factor XIII
Coated platelets, formed by collagen and thrombin activation, have been characterized in different ways: i) by the formation of a protein coat of α-granular proteins; ii) by exposure of procoagulant phosphatidylserine; or iii) by high fibrinogen binding. Yet, their functional role has remained uncle...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ferrata Storti Foundation
2016-04-01
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Series: | Haematologica |
Online Access: | https://haematologica.org/article/view/7678 |