Bimodal distribution of soluble endothelial protein C receptor levels in healthy populations

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 855-856

  Stearns Kurosawa, D J ^a   Burgin, C ^b   Parker, D ^b   Comp, P ^b,c   Kurosawa, S ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; PROCR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FRANCE; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; SOLUBILITY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANTIGENS, CD; ENDOTHELINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FRANCE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; ITALY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0142197155     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.t01-4-00115.x     Document Type: Letter

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