Decrease of Platelet Activity After Intake of Small Amounts of Eicosapentaenoic Acid in Diabetics

Thromb Haemost 1982; 48(03): 344
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657299

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Authors

B Velardo

Institut Pasteur, INSERM U 63, Laboratoire d’Hémobiologie, Faculté de Médicine Alexis Carrel, 69372 Lyon Cedex 2, France
M Lagarde

Institut Pasteur, INSERM U 63, Laboratoire d’Hémobiologie, Faculté de Médicine Alexis Carrel, 69372 Lyon Cedex 2, France
M Guichardant

Institut Pasteur, INSERM U 63, Laboratoire d’Hémobiologie, Faculté de Médicine Alexis Carrel, 69372 Lyon Cedex 2, France
M Dechavanne

Institut Pasteur, INSERM U 63, Laboratoire d’Hémobiologie, Faculté de Médicine Alexis Carrel, 69372 Lyon Cedex 2, France
M Beylot

Service d’Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Nutrition, Hôpital de l’Antiquaille, Lyon, France
G Sautot

Service d’Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Nutrition, Hôpital de l’Antiquaille, Lyon, France
F Berthezene

Service d’Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Nutrition, Hôpital de l’Antiquaille, Lyon, France

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