Activation of the protein C pathway in hereditary thrombophilia

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 557-560

  Faioni, Elena M ^a,b   Franchi, Franca ^a   Asti, Daniela ^a   Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C;

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITHROMBIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; SYMPTOM; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN C; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 0031726178     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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