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1 Influence of obesity on sepsis
Vidula Vachharajani  Pathophysiology  Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages (August 2008) DOI: /j.pathophys Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Coagulation cascade in sepsis. Intrinsic pathway is considered as an initiator and extrinsic pathway as an amplifier of this process through cross talk and feedback mechanisms. Pathophysiology  , DOI: ( /j.pathophys ) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Interaction between coagulation and inflammatory process in sepsis at microvascular level. Inflammatory and coagulation cascade not only activate each other via cross talk, but also activate endothelium and circulating cells through pattern recognition receptors together. Please refer to the text for details. Pathophysiology  , DOI: ( /j.pathophys ) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions


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