Protective role of metallothionein in coagulatory disturbance accompanied by acute liver injury induced by LPS/D-GalN

Ken-ichiro Inoue; Hirohisa Takano; Masahiko Satoh

doi:10.1160/TH07-10-0637

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(05): 980-983
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-10-0637

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Protective role of metallothionein in coagulatory disturbance accompanied by acute liver injury induced by LPS/D-GalN

Ken-ichiro Inoue

¹Environmental Health Sciences Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan

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Hirohisa Takano

¹Environmental Health Sciences Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan

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Masahiko Satoh

²Department of Pharmacology, Aichi Phamaceutical University, Nagoya, Japan

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