Copyright © 2006, European Society of Cardiology
SCUBE1 – A new scoop in vascular biology?
Medizinische Klinik III, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Received 23 May 2006; accepted 2 June 2006
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See article by Tu et al. [6] (pages 486–495) in this issue.
Platelets represent an important link between inflammation, thrombosis, and vascular and tissue repair mechanisms. Once activated, platelets generate and release an arsenal of potent inflammatory, proliferative, and mitogenic substances into the local microenvironment of vascular lesions [1]. Thereby, platelets control and effect multiple mechanisms of cellular function involved in vascular and tissue repair.
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