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Thromb Haemost 2009; 101(04): 782-785
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-09-0617
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The contribution of anti-Xa and anti-IIa activities to the profibrinolytic activity of low-molecular-weight heparins

Concetta T. Ammollo
1   Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Experimental Pathology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
,
Fabrizio Semeraro
1   Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Experimental Pathology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
,
Nicola Semeraro
1   Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Experimental Pathology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
,
Mario Colucci
1   Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General and Experimental Pathology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
› Author AffiliationsFinancial support: This work was supported in part by a grant from the University of Bari.
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Received: 24 September 2008

Accepted after major revision: 16 January 2009

Publication Date:
23 November 2017 (online)

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