Another surprising finding in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia - Eat big

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1414-1415

  Greinacher, A ^a   Delcea, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA2 GLYCOPROTEIN 1; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; FONDAPARINUX; GLYCOPROTEIN IIB; HEPARIN; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; DRUG EFFECTS; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MONOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PINOCYTOSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MONOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PINOCYTOSIS; PLATELET FACTOR 4;

EID: 84937974603     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.13030     Document Type: Note

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