Dermatan Sulfate (Last Updated - 3/12/2005)
-in vitro non-heparin glycosaminoglycan anti-coagulant
-cell surface component in EC Matrix cells
-related to Heparin but not as anti-coagulative
-contains less sulfate groups than Heparin to bind anti-thrombin
-still has minor anti-coagulatory effex in vitro
-very similar to:
1) Heparan Sulfate
2) Chondroitin Sulfate
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References:
Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacologic Basis Of Therapeutics - 10th Edition - 2001. Chapter 55.