Is the Hypotensive Action of Urokinase Beneficial for Thrombolytic Therapy?

Thromb Haemost 1978; 39(02): 526-527
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646715

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Authors

Osamu Matsuo

Department of Physiology, Miyazaki Medical College, Miyazaki, Japan
Tadayoshi Kosugi

Department of Physiology, Miyazaki Medical College, Miyazaki, Japan
Hisahsi Mihara

Department of Physiology, Miyazaki Medical College, Miyazaki, Japan

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