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Research Article

Role of the NO-GC/cGMP signaling pathway in platelet biomechanics

Aylin Balmes1 Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1223-3111View further author information
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Johanna G. Rodríguez1 Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany;2 National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6318-1756View further author information
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Jan Seifert1 Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5369-8527View further author information
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Daniel Pinto-Quintero3 Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry (IFIB), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-5216-7373View further author information
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Akif A. Khawaja2 National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3267-0482View further author information
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Marta Boffito4 Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, UK;5 St Stephen’s Centre, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2213-1103View further author information
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Maike Frye6 Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6257-7636View further author information
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Andreas Friebe7 Physiological Institute, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Würzburg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8178-3948View further author information
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Michael Emerson2 National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5305-7575View further author information
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Francesca Seta8 Vascular Biology Section, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7985-5615View further author information
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Robert Feil3 Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry (IFIB), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-4841View further author information
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Susanne Feil3 Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry (IFIB), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2148-8773View further author information
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Tilman E. Schäffer1 Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2313359 | Received 05 Jul 2023, Accepted 26 Jan 2024, Published online: 14 Feb 2024

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