New molecule mimics the anti-clotting action of blood-sucking organisms

ScienceDaily
May 13, 2024, 3:04 pm141 pts
Nature gave ticks, mosquitoes and leaches a quick-acting way to keep blood from clotting while they extract their meal from a host. Now the key to that method has been harnessed by a team of researchers as a potential anti-clotting agent that could be used as an alternative to heparin during angioplasty,…

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