Factor XIII-A Transglutaminase Contributes to Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NET)-mediated Fibrin(ogen) Network

Fatemeh Soltani1, Mélanie Welman2, Sahar Ebrahimi Samani1

  • 1Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

Thrombosis and Haemostasis
|December 18, 2024
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