title: Polyphosphate: a target for thrombosis attenuation.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Travers et al report that a number of synthetic polyphosphate (polyP) inhibitors are able to reduce thrombosis in mice without increasing bleeding as much as heparin.
authors.affiliation: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Docampo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D011122:Polyphosphates / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D050091:Dendrimers; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D011122:Polyphosphates; C000595465:UHRA-10; C000595464:UHRA-9