Role of Thrombin in Central Nervous System Injury and Disease
Thrombin is a Na<sup>+</sup>-activated allosteric serine protease of the chymotrypsin family involved in coagulation, inflammation, cell protection, and apoptosis. Increasingly, the role of thrombin in the brain has been explored. Low concentrations of thrombin are neuroprotective, while...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/4/562 |