Elevated Plasma Concentrations of Fibrinogen May Cause an Overestimation of Functional Plasminogen

Thromb Haemost 1989; 61(01): 154
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646550

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Authors

Jørgen Gram

The Section of Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ribe County Hospital in Esbjerg, and Section of Thrombosis Research, South Jutland University Centre, Esbjerg, Denmark
Steffen Munkvad

The Section of Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ribe County Hospital in Esbjerg, and Section of Thrombosis Research, South Jutland University Centre, Esbjerg, Denmark
Jørgen Jespersen

The Section of Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ribe County Hospital in Esbjerg, and Section of Thrombosis Research, South Jutland University Centre, Esbjerg, Denmark

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