Improving upon the in vitro biological activity of antithrombotic disulfides

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 447-450

  MacDonald, Justin A ^a   Marchand, Maurice E ^b   Langler, Richard F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Ajoene; Antithrombotic; Aromatic disulfides; Garlic; Platelet

Indexed keywords

4 NITROBENZYLMETHYLDISULFIDE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BIS(2 CARBOMETHOXYPHENYL)DISULFIDE; DISULFIDE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; LIPOPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION;

DISULFIDES; DRUG DESIGN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GARLIC; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 4444300557     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-200408000-00002     Document Type: Article

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