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Thromb Haemost 1991; 65(04): 438-443
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1645667
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Inventory of α- and β-Fibrinogenases from Snake Venoms

For the Subcommittee on Nomenclature of Exogenous Hemostatic Factors of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Francis S Markland Jr
The Department of Biochemistry, University of Southern Califonia School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A
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