Thromb Haemost 1992; 68(05): 615-616
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646326
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Classification of Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Based on the Intracellular Transport Pathway of GPIIb-IIIa

Atsushi Kato
The First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
,
Koh Yamamoto
The First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
,
Nobuo Aoki
The First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Publication History

Received 27 April 1992

Accepted 27 May 1992

Publication Date:
04 July 2018 (online)

 
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