Up-regulation of the extrinsic coagulation pathway in acute asthma-A case Study
Introduction. In the normal airway, the hemostatic balance is antithrombotic and favors fibrinolysis. Acute asthma is associated with inflammatory cell infiltrate and plasma exudation in the airways. Postmortem specimens following status asthmaticus suggest a role for the activation of the extrinsic...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Informa Healthcare
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8710 |