Human platelet pathology related to defects in the G-protein signaling cascade

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 282-286

  Van Geet, Chris ^a,b   Izzi, B ^a   Labarque, V ^b   Freson, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

G protein; Platelet pathology; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROTEIN GI ALPHA1; PROTEIN GQ ALPHA; PURINERGIC P2Y1 RECEPTOR; PURINERGIC P2Y12 RECEPTOR; RHO KINASE; THROMBIN; THROMBOXANE A2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

CELL MATURATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MEGAKARYOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THROMBOCYTE ANOMALY; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; UBIQUITINATION;

BLOOD PLATELET DISORDERS; BLOOD PLATELETS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 67849104651     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03399.x     Document Type: Review

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