Alpha and Beta Adrenergic Blocker-Resistant Release of Fibrinolytic Activity from Rat Venae cavae by Epinephrine In Vitro

Thromb Haemost 1983; 49(01): 063
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657319

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Authors

José Francisco Fracasso

Department of Toxicology Unesp, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
Adolfo Max Rothschild

Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Ribeirão Preto 14100 SP, Brazil

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