Comparative scanning electron microscopy of platelets and fibrin networks of human and differents animals;Microscopía electrónica de barrido comparativa de plaquetas y redes de fibrina de humano y de diferentes animales

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-76

  Pretorius, E ^a   Vieira, W A ^a   Oberholzer, H M ^a   Auer, R E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Animals; Fibrin networks; Human; Platelets; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249144590     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022009000100013     Document Type: Article

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