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Editorial
. 2023 Jan 20:17:100128.
doi: 10.1016/j.mbplus.2023.100128. eCollection 2023 Feb.

The glycocalyx: Pathobiology and repair

Jillian R Richter  1 , Ralph D Sanderson  2
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Editorial

The glycocalyx: Pathobiology and repair

Jillian R Richter et al. Matrix Biol Plus. .
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Fig. 1
Increase in publications related to the glycocalyx (2006–2021). The PubMed database was searched for the term “glycocalyx” present in either the title or abstract. Note the dramatic acceleration in publication numbers since 2017.
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Transmission electron micrograph depicting an activated platelet interacting with the pulmonary microvascular glycocalyx and denuded endothelium of a mouse treated with heparinase III from Flavobacterium heparinum (Sigma-Aldrich; 1 unit). The glycocalyx was fixed and prepared for electron microscopy as previously described . White arrows denote platelet pseudopodia extensions and interactions with the damaged glycocalyx layer. Asterisks denote platelet attachment to the denuded endothelial cell surface. Scale bar is 1 μm.
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