High tissue factor concentration in the omentum, a possible cause of its hemostatic properties

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 82-83

  Logmans, A ^a,c   Schoenmakers, C H H ^a   Haensel, S M ^a   Koolhoven, I ^a   Trimbos, J B ^b   Van Lent, M ^a   Van Ingen, H E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hemostasis; Omentoplasty; Tissue factor

Indexed keywords

THROMBOPLASTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OMENTOPLASTY; OMENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0030069536     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1996.107247.x     Document Type: Article

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