"Platelet Factor 4" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A CXC chemokine that is found in the alpha granules of PLATELETS. The protein has a molecular size of 7800 kDa and can occur as a monomer, a dimer or a tetramer depending upon its concentration in solution. Platelet factor 4 has a high affinity for HEPARIN and is often found complexed with GLYCOPROTEINS such as PROTEIN C.
| Descriptor ID |
D010978
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.200.120.900 D12.776.124.125.720 D12.776.467.374.200.120.900 D23.119.940 D23.125.300.120.900 D23.469.200.120.900 D23.529.374.200.120.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Platelet Factor 4- Platelet Factor 4
- Chemokine CXCL4
- CXCL4, Chemokine
- PF4 (Platelet Factor 4)
- gamma-Thromboglobulin
- gamma Thromboglobulin
- Heparin Neutralizing Protein
- Antiheparin Factor
- CXCL4 Chemokine
- Chemokine, CXCL4
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Platelet Factor 4" by people in Profiles.
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Wilson NO, Jain V, Roberts CE, Lucchi N, Joel PK, Singh MP, Nagpal AC, Dash AP, Udhayakumar V, Singh N, Stiles JK. CXCL4 and CXCL10 predict risk of fatal cerebral malaria. Dis Markers. 2011; 30(1):39-49.
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Tibbles HE, Navara CS, Hupke MA, Vassilev AO, Uckun FM. Thrombopoietin induces p-selectin expression on platelets and subsequent platelet/leukocyte interactions. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2002 Apr 12; 292(4):987-91.