The roles of cofactors protein S and factor V in the TFPI anticoagulant pathway

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) is a principal inhibitor of the initiation of coagulation through inhibition of factor (F) Xa and tissue factor (TF)/FVIIa. While TFPI on its own is a poor inhibitor of FXa, protein S acts as cofactor for TFPI through interaction with TFPI Kunitz 3 domain, grea...

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Main Author: Reglinska-Matveyev, Natalia
Other Authors: Lane, David ; Crawley, Jim ; Ahnström, Josefin
Published: Imperial College London 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.676782