Heparanase and Coagulation–New Insights
Heparanase, a β-D-endoglucuronidase abundant in platelets that was discovered 30 years ago, is an enzyme that cleaves heparan sulfate side chains on the cell surface and in the extracellular matrix. It was later recognized as being a pro-inflammatory and pro-metastatic protein. We had earlier demons...
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Language: | English |
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Rambam Health Care Campus
2014-10-01
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Series: | Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=434 |