The changed ultrastructure of fibrin networks during use of oral contraception and hormone replacement

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 502-506

  Pretorius, Etheresia ^a   Oberholzer, Hester Magdalena ^a   Van Der Spuy, Wendy Jeannette ^a   Meiring, Johannes Henricus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fibrin network; Hormone replacement; Oral contraceptives; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; FIBRIN; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; THROMBIN;

EID: 80053360171     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: 1573742X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-010-0502-4     Document Type: Article

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