Thromb Haemost 2005; 94(01): 227-228
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614314
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Gender and stable angina pectoris: Women have greater thrombin-evoked platelet activity but similar adenosine diphosphate-induced platelet responses

Petter Järemo
1   Department of Internal Medicine, Vrinnevi Hospital, Norrköping
,
Micha Milovanovic
1   Department of Internal Medicine, Vrinnevi Hospital, Norrköping
,
Arina Richter
2   Department of Cardiology, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
› Author Affiliations
Financial support: The Health Research Council in the South-East of Sweden supported this study. This work was presented in part on the 10th Erfurt Conference on Platelets, 2004.
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Publication History

Received 27 September 2004

Accepted after revision 28 March 2005

Publication Date:
15 December 2017 (online)

 

 
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