Characterization of the coagulation system in healthy dolphins: The coagulation factors, natural anticoagulants, and fibrinolytic products

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-98

  Tibbs, Rita F ^a   Elghetany, M Tarek ^a   Tran, Lethu T ^a   Van Bonn, W ^b   Romano, T ^b   Cowan, Daniel F ^a,c  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b LAC+USC Medical Center   (United States)

^c Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Clotting; Coagulation; Diving; Dolphin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 11; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 12; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; DOLPHIN; FIBRINOLYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 31144468565     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-005-0567-1     Document Type: Article

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