The epitope specificity of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 161-167

  Horsewood, Peter ^b   Warkentin, Theodore E ^b   Hayward, Catherine P M ^b   Kelton, John G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

epitopes; heparin; HIT; peptides; PF4

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEPARIN; PEPTIDE; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0029819851     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1876.x     Document Type: Article

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