Thymosin β4is released from human blood platelets and attached by factor XIIIa (transglutaminase) to fibrin and collagen
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- 26 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 16 (7) , 691-696
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.01-0713com
Abstract
The β-thymosins constitute a family of highly conserved and extremely water-soluble 5 kDa polypeptides. Thymosin β4 is the most abundant member; it is expressed in most cell types and is regarded as ...Keywords
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