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Thromb Haemost 1995; 74(01): 493-498
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1642727
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Thrombin as a Target of Antithrombotic Therapy
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Thrombin Functions and Antithrombotic Intervention

John W Fenton II
New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research; and Departments of Physiology and Cell Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
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