Dysfunction of endothelial protein C activation in severe meningococcal sepsis
Background: Impairment of the protein C anticoagulation pathway is critical to the thrombosis associated with sepsis and to the development of purpura fulminans in meningococcemia. We studied the expression of thrombomodulin and the endothelial protein C receptor in the dermal microvasculature of ch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2001-08-09.
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