| Literature DB >> 1440877 |
A J Nichols1, R R Ruffolo, W F Huffman, G Poste, J Samanen.
Abstract
Thrombosis represents a major target for development of drugs to prevent and treat a variety of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world. This review by Andy Nichols and colleagues focuses on a central process in thrombosis, namely platelet aggregation, and how it can be inhibited by antagonists of the adhesion molecule GPIIb/IIIa. Successful and future therapeutic applications of GPIIb/IIIa antagonists, and their pharmacology, are considered in detail.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1440877 DOI: 10.1016/0165-6147(92)90126-q
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Pharmacol Sci ISSN: 0165-6147 Impact factor: 14.819