Low-energy ultrasound exposure of the streptokinase molecule may enhance but also attenuate its fibrinolytic properties

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 713-720

  Härdig, Bjarne Madsen ^a   Persson, Hans W ^b   Olsson, S Bertil ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; In vitro; Streptokinase; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; ULTRASOUND;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; STREPTOKINASE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33646055157     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2005.05.027     Document Type: Article

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