Generation of an electrochemical proton gradient is the first step of cell bioenergetics. In prokaryotes, the gradient is created by outward membrane protein proton pumps. Inward plasma membrane native proton pumps are yet unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Patients with chronic renal failure suffer from dysfunction in coagulation. Kidney transplantation induces inflammatory reactions and thus activation of platelets. Activated platelets, in turn, form microvesicles by shedding.
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