Expanding the role of coagulation in arterial thrombosis: Evidence from animal models using a new factor Xa inhibitor

Felicita Andreotti; Eleonora Santucci

doi:10.1160/TH08-02-0112

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Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(04): 651-652
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-02-0112

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Expanding the role of coagulation in arterial thrombosis: Evidence from animal models using a new factor Xa inhibitor

Felicita Andreotti

¹Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital "A. Gemelli", Rome, Italy

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Eleonora Santucci

¹Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital "A. Gemelli", Rome, Italy

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