Estimation of the levels of D-dimer by use of an alternative method based in the reaction time of fibrinogen/fibrin degradation products assay

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-76

  Moresco, Rafael Noal ^a,b   Vargas, Luis Cláudio Rosa ^c   Silla, Lúcia ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Santa Casa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

D dimer; Estimation method; Fibrinogen fibrin degradation products; Immunoassays

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DILUTION; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REACTION TIME; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; KINETICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34249662061     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-006-9044-1     Document Type: Article

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