Platelet activation stimulated by the toxin of the brown recluse spider requires serum amyloid P component, not C-reactive protein.
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Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
D000328:Adult; D001180:Arthropod Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component / Q000502:physiology*; D013111:Spider Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology*
D001180:Arthropod Venoms; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component; D013111:Spider Venoms; D002097:C-Reactive Protein