A Convenient Method for Molecular Mass Determination of Heparin

Thromb Haemost 1992; 68(04): 478-480
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646302

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A Convenient Method for Molecular Mass Determination of Heparin^[*]

Jørgen Ilum Nielsen

Novo Nordisk A/S, Biopharmaceuticals Division, Heparin Research Laboratory, Bagsværd, Denmark

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