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Thrombin in Pregnancy and Preeclampsia: Expression, Localization and Vasoactivity in Brain and Microvessels from Rats

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Thrombin is a coagulation factor increased in pregnancy and further increased in preeclampsia (PE), a hypertensive disorder. We characterized thrombin expression and vasoactivity in brain cerebral parenchymal arterioles (PAs) in rat models of pregnancy and PE. Thrombin is also expressed in brain and may have a nonhemostatic role.