D-dimers are degraded by human neutrophil elastase

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-186

  Bach Gansmo, Edvin T ^a,b   Halvorsen, Sigrun ^a   Godal, Hans Christian ^a   Skjønsberg, Ole H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

clot lysis; D dimer; elastase; fibrin; fibrinolysis

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; ELASTASE; FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029975297     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0049-3848(96)00064-3     Document Type: Article

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