Does Arachidonic Acid Interfere with Measurements of Thromboxane (TXB2)?

Thromb Haemost 1982; 47(02): 185
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657159

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Does Arachidonic Acid Interfere with Measurements of Thromboxane (TXB₂)?

K Andrassy

Medizinische univ.-Klinik Heidelbrg, Bergheimer str. 56a D-6900 Heidelberg, FRG

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J Koderisch

Medizinische univ.-Klinik Heidelbrg, Bergheimer str. 56a D-6900 Heidelberg, FRG

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B Kern

Medizinische univ.-Klinik Heidelbrg, Bergheimer str. 56a D-6900 Heidelberg, FRG

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E Ritz

Medizinische univ.-Klinik Heidelbrg, Bergheimer str. 56a D-6900 Heidelberg, FRG

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