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Thromb Haemost 2000; 83(05): 792-794
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613915
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No Evidence for Enhanced Thrombin Formation through Displacement of Annexin V by Antiphospholipid Antibodies

Edouard M. Bevers
1   From the Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
,
Marie P. Janssen
1   From the Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
,
George M. Willems
1   From the Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
,
Robert F. A. Zwaal
1   From the Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Received 11 November 1999

Accepted 11 January 2000

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08 December 2017 (online)

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