Assertion: serotonin | /r/HasProperty | linked
Facets:
value: covalently
type: MANNER
value: closely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In 1960, Davis et al. observed that serotonin, platelets, and inflammation were closely linked: within the first minute after injection of a lethal dose of E. coli endotoxin, they observed a sharp decrease in platelet count and serum serotonin, accompanied by a transient increase in plasma serotonin in dogs (18).
text: In addition, serotonin is covalently cross-linked to a variety of adhesion proteins and clotting factors on the platelet cell surface (28), a process essential for the activation of a subset of platelets.