Apo E4/3-Rich Remnant Lipoproteins and Platelet Aggregation: A Case Report

Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(04): 878-879
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615081

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Abby R. Saniabadi

¹From Japan Immunoresearch Labs., Takasaki, Japan

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Sanae Takeich

²From Tokai University, Japan

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Nobuhiro Yukawa

²From Tokai University, Japan

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Yasuhiro Nakajima

²From Tokai University, Japan

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Kazuo Umemura

³From University of Hamamatsu, Japan

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Mitsuyoshi Nakashima

³From University of Hamamatsu, Japan

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