Enrico Di Cera, Saint Louis University (IMAGE)

Saint Louis University

Enrico Di Cera, Saint Louis University

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Kringles, twisted Scandinavian pastries, were the inspiration for naming the looped sections of proteins called kringle domains. Saint Louis University researcher Enrico Di Cera, M.D., examines kringle domains in an important blood-clotting protein.

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Riya Anandwala / Saint Louis University

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