Structure and function of fibrinogen inferred from hereditary dysfibrinogens

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 436-447

  Matsuda, Michio ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Fibrin clot formation; Fibrinogen; Hereditary dysfibrinogen; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGEN VARIANT;

BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BINDING SITES; FAMILY HEALTH; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGENS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0034572668     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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