Thrombomodulin

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1515-1524

  Weiler, H ^a   Isermann, B H ^a  

^a BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Placenta; Thrombomodulin; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; PROTEIN C; THROMBIN; THROMBOMODULIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN C; THROMBIN; THROMBOMODULIN; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0141498158     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00306.x     Document Type: Review

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