The Hookworm Platelet Inhibitor: Functional Blockade of Integrins GPIIb/IIIa (α_IIbβ₃) and GPIa/IIa (α₂β₁) Inhibits Platelet Aggregation and Adhesion In Vitro

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1 May 1999

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Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 179 (5) , 1235-1241
DOI:10.1086/314724
PMID:10191228

Abstract

Hookworms, aggressive, blood-feeding, intestinal nematodes, are currently a leading cause of iron deficiency anemia in the developing world. An inhib

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