Dextran-70 inhibits equine platelet aggregation induced by PAF but not by other agonists

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 408-411

  Heath, M F ^a   Evans, R J ^a   Hayes, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dextran; Horse; Platelet; Platelet activating factor

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

15 HYDROXY 9ALPHA,11ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; COLLAGEN; DEXTRAN; PROSTAGLANDIN ENDOPEROXIDE; SEROTONIN; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HORSE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; COLLAGEN; DEXTRANS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HORSES; PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROSTAGLANDIN ENDOPEROXIDES, SYNTHETIC; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0032161755     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1998.tb04510.x     Document Type: Article

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