Nonclinical and clinical characterization of a novel acting thrombolytic: Alfimeprase

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-392

  Toombs, Christopher F ^a   Deitcher, Steven R ^b,c  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

^b Nuvelo Inc   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfimeprase; Fibrinolysis; Thrombolysis; Thrombosis; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALFIMEPRASE; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; ALTEPLASE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CATHFLO; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FIBROLASE; HEPARIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; RETEPLASE; SNAKE VENOM; STREPTOKINASE; TENECTEPLASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE; ZINC;

AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON CONTORTRIX CONTORTRIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; BINDING SITE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SNAKE; SPECIES; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE INJURY; VEIN OCCLUSION;

AGKISTRODON CONTORTRIX CONTORTRIX;

EID: 33745065486     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569540600567396     Document Type: Review

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