COMP: An endogenous thrombin inhibitor
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Metharom, P.
Berndt, Michael
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2015Type
Journal Article
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Metharom, P. and Berndt, M. 2015. COMP: An endogenous thrombin inhibitor. Blood. 126 (7): pp. 831-832.
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Blood
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Abstract
In this issue of Blood, Liang and colleagues<sup>1</sup> demonstrate that cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) acts as a major endogenous plasma- and platelet-derived inhibitor of thrombin activity in vitro and in vivo.