Lethal toxin of Bacillus anthracis inhibits tissue factor expression in vascular cells [5]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 530-532

  Rao, L Vijaya Mohan ^a   Ngyuen, M ^a   Pendurthi, U R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; CYTOKINE; DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TETRAZOLIUM; THROMBOPLASTIN; ANTHRAX TOXIN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CELL DEATH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL VIABILITY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETHALITY; LETTER; MACROPHAGE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THROMBOSIS; UMBILICAL VEIN; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; THROMBOPLASTIN; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 6944232315     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7933.2004.00629.x     Document Type: Letter

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