Comparisons of the fibrin networks during pregnancy, nonpregnancy and pregnancy during dysfibrinogenaemia using the scanning electron microscope

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-16

  Pretorius, Etheresia ^a   Bronkhorst, Petro ^a   Briedenhann, Sharon ^a   Smit, Eureka ^a   Franz, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dysfibrinogenaemia; Fibrin networks; Pregnancy; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSFIBRINOGENEMIA; FEMALE; FIBRIN CLOT; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOSIS;

AFIBRINOGENEMIA; FEMALE; FIBRIN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 58849090430     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e328322b429     Document Type: Article

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