Activated protein C

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 73-80

  Griffin, John H ^a   Fernandez J A ^a   Gale, A J ^a   Mosnier, L O ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated protein C; Endothelial protein C receptor; Protease activated receptor 1; Protein C; Sepsis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5A; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8A; DROTRECOGIN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR; SPHINGOSINE KINASE 1; THROMBIN; TISSUE FACTOR PATHWAY INHIBITOR; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BLEEDING; CELL PROTECTION; CELL TYPE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENZYME INDUCTION; FULMINATING PURPURA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WOUND HEALING;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN C;

EID: 34250711947     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02491.x     Document Type: Review

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