Tissue-factor antigen and activity in human coronary atherosclerotic plaques

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9054, 1997, Pages 769-771

  Ardissino, Diego ^b   Merlini, Piera Angelica ^a   Ariëns, Robert ^c   Coppola, Raffaella ^c   Bramucci, Ezio ^c   Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio ^c  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0030952954     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)11189-2     Document Type: Article

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