Thrombin, Thrombomodulin and TAFI in the Molecular Link Between Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Michael Nesheim; Wei Wang; Michael Boffa; Mariko Nagashima; John Morser; Laszlo Bajzar

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1657557

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 1997; 78(01): 386-391
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657557

Thrombomodulin

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Thrombin, Thrombomodulin and TAFI in the Molecular Link Between Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Michael Nesheim

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; and Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, CA, USA

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Wei Wang

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; and Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, CA, USA

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Michael Boffa

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; and Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, CA, USA

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Mariko Nagashima

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; and Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, CA, USA

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John Morser

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; and Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, CA, USA

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Laszlo Bajzar

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; and Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, CA, USA

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