Hemostasis and inflammation: two of a kind?

doi:10.1186/1477-9560-7-15

Thrombosis Journal

Volume 7

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Hemostasis and inflammation: two of a kind?

Peter Verhamme and Marc F Hoylaerts

Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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Thrombosis Journal 2009, 7:15doi:10.1186/1477-9560-7-15


Published:	18 November 2009

Abstract

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.