title: Does AC stand for acylcarnitine, anticoagulant, or both?
abstract: It has long been appreciated that hemostatic systems represent complicated dynamics, involving multiple factors, which work in concert to regulate the balance between coagulation and bleeding in both health and disease. In this issue of Blood, Deguchi et al present evidence to support a novel role for acylcarnitines as anticoagulants.
authors.affiliation: BLOODWORKS NORTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Zimring
mesh_terms: D002331:Carnitine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D015951:Factor Xa / Q000378:metabolism*; D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors; D015951:Factor Xa; D002331:Carnitine