Thrombolytic agents

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 627-630

  Collen, Désiré ^a   Lijnen, H Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Plasminogen activator; Thromboembolic disease; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; DESMOTEPLASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; FIBRIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; LANOTEPLASE; MONTEPLASE; PAMITEPLASE; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; PROUROKINASE; RETEPLASE; SARUPLASE; STAPHYLOKINASE; STREPTOKINASE; TENECTEPLASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 16844364343     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH04-11-0724     Document Type: Article

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