Hemostasis and inflammation: two of a kind?
Hemostasis is a defense mechanism to stop bleeding. Activated by vessel wall injury, it consists of intertwined activation of platelets and the coagulation cascade, tightly controlled by natural anticoagulants and the fibrinolytic system.
Verhamme
Peter
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Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Peter.Verhamme@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
Hoylaerts
Marc F
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