The Activity of Heparin in the Presence and Absence of Ca2+ Ions; why the Anti-Xa Activity of LMW Heparins Is about two Times Overestimated

Thromb Haemost 1993; 70(04): 717-718
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649656

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

The Activity of Heparin in the Presence and Absence of Ca²⁺ Ions; why the Anti-Xa Activity of LMW Heparins Is about two Times Overestimated

H C Hemker

Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht and Medical Faculty Rijksuniversiteit Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands
S Béguin

Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht and Medical Faculty Rijksuniversiteit Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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