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bobby
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03/20/04 - 03:19 PM

Is there any cell/tissue/particle/granule in the body that contains heparin.

What rxns/process has heparin as a cofactor

A possible deficiency of heparin will result in what.

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asmi
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03/20/04 - 05:47 PM

heparin sulfate can be found in many tissues like glomerular basement membrane , i think synovial fluid also ...

bobby
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03/21/04 - 01:53 PM

heparin is found in;
mast cell granules
basophiles,
eosinophils
inside chylomicron where it functions as a cofactor for lpl
a deficient formation of heparin che lead to type 1 hyperlipermia (increase of only chilomicrons)

add more details if you know more about heparin!

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bobby
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03/21/04 - 01:56 PM

"asmi" wrote:
heparin sulfate can be found in many tissues like glomerular basement membrane , i think synovial fluid also ...

do u mean heparan solphate? a proteoglican
i don't know if it contains heparin.

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bright_nnn
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03/22/04 - 09:51 AM

Me too!I think Heparan Sulphate is found in Skin and Basement membranes. WHICH is a proteoglycan
the other thing is Heparin and Anticoagulant and also present in a no. of places pointed out by bobby

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