"Vitronectin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A blood plasma glycoprotein that mediates cell adhesion and interacts with proteins of the complement, coagulation, and fibrinolytic cascade. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D019096
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.920 D12.776.395.970 D12.776.860.300.920
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitronectin" by people in Profiles.
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Intracellular calcium and calcineurin regulate neutrophil motility on vitronectin through a receptor identified by antibodies to integrins alphav and beta3. Blood. 1996 Mar 01; 87(5):2038-48.
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Extracellular matrix stimulation of guinea pig megakaryocyte proplatelet formation in vitro is mediated through the vitronectin receptor. Exp Hematol. 1992 Dec; 20(11):1316-22.