ADAMTS-13 cleaves long von Willebrand factor multimeric strings anchored to endothelial cells in the absence of flow, platelets or conformation-altering chemicals

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 229-232

  Turner, Nancy ^a   Nolasco, L ^a   Dong, J F ^a   Moake, J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECRETION; SHEAR STRESS; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WEIBEL PALADE BODY;

ADAM PROTEINS; DIMERIZATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; UMBILICAL VEINS; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 57749177100     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03209.x     Document Type: Letter

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