The role of platelet and fibrin ultrastructure in identifying disease patterns

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 251-258

  Pretorius, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Fibrin networks; Platelets; Scanning electron microscopy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD CLOTTING; BURN; DYSFIBRINOGENEMIA; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE STRUCTURE; THROMBOSIS; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; THROMBOCYTE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BLOOD PLATELETS; FIBRIN; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 77449092811     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000252821     Document Type: Article

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