Contribution of the platelet receptor CLEC-2 and its ligand podoplanin to the pathogenesis of liver disease
Increasing lines of evidence place platelets as having a central role in liver disease. Platelets are recruited to the liver and, depending upon stage and type of liver injury play varying roles ranging from driving liver fibrosis to aiding regeneration. However the molecular basis and consequences...
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University of Birmingham
2018
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