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Thromb Haemost 1993; 69(04): 401-402
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1651621
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Endothelin: A Possible Role in the Occurrence of Renal Failure in Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Pieter F M J Spooren
*   Department of Internal Medicine, Enschede, The Netherlands
,
István Vermes
+   Department of Clinical Chemistry, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
,
Lucienne Kip
+   Department of Clinical Chemistry, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
,
Clemens Haanen
*   Department of Internal Medicine, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Received 30 June 1992

Accepted after revision 01 December 1992

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05 July 2018 (online)

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