Cell-based coagulation theory: from the waterfall sequence to cell membranes

• Main Authors: Rafael Alejandro Gómez Baute (Author), Tamara Guerra Alfonso (Author), Liermis Dita Salabert (Author), Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila (Author), Maritza Cabrera Zamora (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The classical model of coagulation, proposed more than 40 years ago, separates humoral and cellular phases of coagulation. This model assumes that the hemostatic process is achieved through the sequential activation of effector enzymes in two independent ways: extrinsic and intrinsic. A new theory,...