Lipid composition of seven APTT reagents in relation to heparin sensitivity

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 801-808

  Kitchen, S ^a   Cartwright, I ^a   Woods, T A L ^a   Jennings, I ^a   Preston, F E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

APTT; Heparin sensitivity; Phospholipids

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LIPIDS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 0032830901     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01596.x     Document Type: Article

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