Receptor
thrombomodulin
Subclass of:
Thrombin Receptor
Definitions related to thrombomodulin:
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A cell surface glycoprotein of endothelial cells that binds thrombin and serves as a cofactor in the activation of protein C and its regulation of blood coagulation.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Vascular endothelium surface glycoprotein which binds thrombin and accelerates its activation of protein C, thus exerting an anticoagulant and antiinflammatory effect.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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