Validation of an immunoturbidimetric D-dimer assay in canine citrated plasma

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 51-54

  Caldin, Marco ^a   Furlanello, Tommaso ^a   Lubas, George ^b  

^a San Marco Private Veterinary Clinic   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citrated plasma; D dimer; DIC; Dog; Fibrinolysis; Test validation

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TINA;

EID: 0347899825     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2000.tb00398.x     Document Type: Article

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