Great discrepancy in antithrombin activity measured using five commercially available functional assays

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 132-137

  Javela, Kaija ^a   Engelbarth, Sari ^a   Hiltunen, Leena ^a   Mustonen, Pirjo ^a   Puurunen, Marja ^a  

^a FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antithrombin; Antithrombin deficiency; functional Antithrombin assays

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; THROMBIN;

ADULT; ANTITHROMBIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTITHROMBIN; ANTITHROMBIN DEFICIENCY; FUNCTIONAL ANTITHROMBIN ASSAYS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITHROMBIN III; ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; FACTOR XA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881313980     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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