The role of insulin as an antithrombotic humoral factor
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Research shows that insulin plays an important role in the control of thrombotic disorders by inhibition and dissolution of the thrombus in the system. Results reveal that insulin induces inhibition of platelet aggregation and production of prostacyclin in endothelial cells. It also upregulates prostacyclin receptors, downregulates alpha(sub)2 adrenergic receptors in platelets, and activates tissue plasminogen activator.
Publication Name: BioEssays
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0265-9247
Year: 2004
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Jekyll and Hyde: Evolving perspective on the function and potential of the adult liver progenitor (oval) cell
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Brief history of the studies that establish the functional importance of liver progenitor cells (LPCs) in liver disease is presented. It focuses on mouse models that have led to the identification of factors that regulate LPC growth and differentiation and discusses LPCs derived from different sources.
Publication Name: BioEssays
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0265-9247
Year: 2005
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