Protein Z/Z-dependent protease inhibitor (PZ/ZPI) anticoagulant system and thrombosis

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-108

  Corral, Javier ^a   González Conejero, Rocio ^a   Hernández Espinosa, David ^a   Vicente, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Protein Z; Serpins; Thrombosis; ZPI

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 11A; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9A; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN K GROUP; Z DEPENDENT PROTEASE INHIBITOR;

ANTICOAGULATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEMOSTASIS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEFECT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STROKE; THROMBOSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS; Z DEPENDENT PROTEASE INHIBITOR DEFICIENCY;

BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD PROTEINS; HUMANS; SERPINS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33947532591     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06548.x     Document Type: Review

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