Suppressing platelet microparticle formation by antibodies against platelet glycoprotein GPIb

Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(04): 908
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-12-0738

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Xiao Min Zhao

¹Taishan Medical University, Shandong, China

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Ya Ping Wu

²Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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Philip G. de Groot

²Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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