Hemoglobin component heme shown to inhibit enzyme that helps dissolve blood clots
When it comes to blood clots, it is not only how they form that is crucial, but also how the body can break them down again. A team of researchers at the University of Koblenz, led by Prof. Dr. Marie-T. Hopp, has demonstrated that heme—a component of hemoglobin—can influence this process. The findings, published in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, provide a new molecular…
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