Vitamin K-dependent proteins: Functions in blood coagulation and beyond

Omar Benzakour

doi:10.1160/TH08-07-0497

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Thromb Haemost 2008; 100(04): 527-529
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-07-0497

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Vitamin K-dependent proteins: Functions in blood coagulation and beyond

Omar Benzakour

¹Institut de Physiologie et Biologie Cellulaires, CNRS-UMR 6187, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers Cedex, France

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