Platelet Surface Activation Markers after DDAVP Infusion in Healthy Subjects

Thromb Haemost 1995; 74(03): 991-992
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649862

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Platelet Surface Activation Markers after DDAVP Infusion in Healthy Subjects^[*]

D A Tsakiris

¹University Hospital Basel, Switzerland

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W E Haefeli

¹University Hospital Basel, Switzerland

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L Linder

¹University Hospital Basel, Switzerland

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B Steiner

²F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland

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G A Marbet

¹University Hospital Basel, Switzerland

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