Vol. 7 No. 5 (2013): September
About the cover:Interplay between complements and the coagulation system. Complement components are labeled by Arabic numerals in grey circles. Coagulation factors are indicated in yellow rectangles except for thrombin, which is in a purple rectangle. A lower case a following Roman numerals stands for activated. An inhibitory effect is indicated by an inverted T sign. A red star indicates an activating effect. See text for details. PAI-1 indicates plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; TF, tissue factor; TPA, tissue plasminogen activator; UPA, urokinase plasminogen activator; FDP, fibrin degradation products; PLG, plasminogen; PN, plasmin; PS, P-selectin; MP, microparticle; VWF, Von Willebrand factor; α, platelet alpha granule; δ, platelet delta granule; and PAR, protease-activated receptor.
