Tissue extract of earthworm Eisenia foetida (G-90) as a blood anticoagulant and fibrinolytic

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 161-167

  Popović, Maja ^a   Tiška Rudman, Ljerka ^b   Hiženjak, Terezija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Clin for Tumour and Allied Diseases   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Blood coagulation; Eiscnia foetida; Fibrinolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030494043     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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