Fibrinolysis and the biliary tree

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 92-94

  Scott Coombes, D M ^a   Whawell, S A ^a   Havranek, E G ^a   Thompson, J N ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biliary tract; Fibrinolysis; Gall bladder stones

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; GALLBLADDER EPITHELIUM; GALLSTONE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031042969     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.1.92     Document Type: Article

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