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Figure 1. Among the various procoagulants associated with vascular endothelium are VWF (von Willebrand factor), which promotes platelet adhesion; tissue factor, which initiates the coagulation cascade; prothrombin activator, which generates thrombin; and tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) inhibitor, which decreases fibrinolysis.
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