Thrombin or platelets as major point of impact in vascular reocclusion and restenosis; a controversy?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-

  Levi, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Platelets; Restenosis; Thrombin

Indexed keywords

THROMBIN;

COMPLICATION; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; STENOSIS; THROMBOCYTE;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BLOOD PLATELETS; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; THROMBIN; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 17544401070     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0008-6363(96)00003-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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