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Factor VIII
[[Biochemistry]] ====See Also==== * [[Clotting factors]] * [[Rheology]] * [[Von Willebrand factor (vWF)]] . . . blood vessel surface, where it stimulates platelets to stick together. Active Factor VIII (now . . . interaction between von Willebrand's factor and platelets. ({{Sweeney JD, Labuzetta JW, Hoernig LA, . . . known to be carried by glycoproteins found on platelets. Besides these proteins, blood group A antigen . . . Wadenvik H Blood group A antigen expression in platelets is prominently associated with glycoprotein . . .
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Platelets
[[Immunology]] ====See Also==== * [[Rheology]] * [[Factor VIII]] * [[Clotting factors]] ====Description==== . . . Platelets or thrombocytes are the blood cell fragments . . . ====Discussion==== Platelets are activated when brought into contact with . . .
2K - last updated 2006-04-20 22:39 UTC by ool-435621f6.dyn.optonline.net
Thrombospondins
[[Glycomics]] ===See Also==== * [[Glycoproteins]] ====Description==== Thrombospondins (TSP) are secreted . . . are homopentamers. TSP-1 was first isolated from platelets that had been stimulated with thrombin, and . . . apoptosis of the cell. ====Lectin-like action of platelets==== Thrombospondin (TSP) is a [[glycoproteins]] . . . secreted from the alpha-granules of platelets upon activation. In the presence of divalent . . . protein binds to the surface of the activated platelets and is responsible for the endogenous lectin-like . . .
2K - last updated 2006-04-25 20:12 UTC by PeterDAdamo
Thromboxanes
[[Lipidomics]] ====See Also==== * [[Leukotrienes]] * [[Eicosanoid]] * [[Prostaglandins]] ====Description==== . . . lipids known as eicosanoids. It is produced in platelets by thromboxane synthetase, which is produced . . . agent, and it facilitates the clumping of platelets. It is in homeostatic balance in the circulatory . . . synthesize the precursors of thromboxane within platelets. Thromboxane is named for its role in clot . . . Thromboxane A2 (TXA2), produced by activated platelets, has prothrombotic properties, stimulating . . .
2K - last updated 2006-07-04 11:42 UTC by PeterDAdamo
Von Willebrand factor (vWF)
[[Biochemistry]] ====See Also==== * [[Factor VIII]] * [[Clotting factors]] ====Description==== <b>Von . . . bodies), megakaryocytes (α-granules of platelets), and subendothelial connective tissue. ====Structure==== . . . under these circumstances, decelerating passing platelets. ====Catabolism==== The biological breakdown . . .
6K - last updated 2007-05-29 03:53 UTC by AlanGoldenberg
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