A role for von Willebrand factor in Streptococcus sanguis-induced platelet activation

Archibald McNicol; Erin Eyer; Elke C. Jackson; Sara J. Israels

doi:10.1160/TH07-05-0342

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(06): 1382-1384
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-05-0342

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A role for von Willebrand factor in Streptococcus sanguis-induced platelet activation

Archibald McNicol

¹Departments of Oral Biology

²Pharmacology & Therapeutics

,

Erin Eyer

¹Departments of Oral Biology

,

Elke C. Jackson

¹Departments of Oral Biology

,

Sara J. Israels

³Pediatrics & Child Health

⁴and the Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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