An international collaborative study to investigate a proposed reference method for the determination of potency measurements of fibrinolytics in absolute units

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 412-414

  Longstaff, C ^a   Whitton, C ^a   Thelwell, C ^a   Belgrave, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROANILINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; DRUG POTENCY; FIBRINOLYSIS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS; KINETICS; METHODS; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 33846430924     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02299.x     Document Type: Article

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