A mathematical framework for group analysis of von Willebrand factor multimeric composition following luminography

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1259-1263

  Lopes, A A ^a   Soares, R P S ^b   Maeda, N Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Curve fitting; Densitometry; Luminography; Pulmonary hypertension; von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVE FITTING; DATA ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY; DENSITY; HUMAN; LUMINOGRAPHY; LUNG DISEASE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0036864206     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002001100002     Document Type: Article

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