Fibrinogenolytic and procoagulant activities in the hemorrhagic syndrome caused by Lonomia obliqua caterpillars

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 95-101

  Veiga, Ana Beatriz G ^a   Pinto, Antônio F M ^a   Guimarães, Jorge A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fibrinogenolytic activity; Hemorrhagic syndrome; Lonomia obliqua; Procoagulant activity; Venoms

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PROCOAGULANT; PROTHROMBIN; VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRINOGEN METABOLISM; FIBRINOGENOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; WORM;

EID: 0344440933     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2003.08.020     Document Type: Article

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