Anti-R-Hirudin Antibodies Reveal Clinical Relevance through Direct Functional Inactivation of R-Hirudin or Prolongation of R-Hirudin’s Plasma Halflife

Guenter Huhle; Volker Liebe; Renata Hudek; Dieter L. Heene

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1615773

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2001; 85(05): 936-938
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615773

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Anti-R-Hirudin Antibodies Reveal Clinical Relevance through Direct Functional Inactivation of R-Hirudin or Prolongation of R-Hirudin’s Plasma Halflife

Guenter Huhle

¹I. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University Clinic of the University of Heidelberg, Germany

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Volker Liebe

¹I. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University Clinic of the University of Heidelberg, Germany

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Renata Hudek

¹I. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University Clinic of the University of Heidelberg, Germany

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Dieter L. Heene

¹I. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University Clinic of the University of Heidelberg, Germany

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