Humic acid reduces protein-C-activating cofactor activity of thrombomodulin of human umbilical vein endothelial cells

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16-23

  Yang, Hsin Ling ^a   Hseu, You Cheng ^a   Lu, Fung Jou ^b   Tsai, Horng Der ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blackfoot disease; Humic acid; Protein C; Thrombomodulin; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; HUMIC ACID; PROTEIN C; THROMBOMODULIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLACKFOOT DISEASE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; TAIWAN; UMBILICAL VEIN;

CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C INHIBITOR; PROTEIN KINASE C; THROMBIN; THROMBOMODULIN; UMBILICAL VEINS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031969907     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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