Classification and Nomenclature of Prothrombin Activators Isolated from Snake Venoms

Manjunatha R. Kini; Takashi Morita; Jan Rosing

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1616108

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2001; 86(02): 710-711
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616108

Scientific and Standardization Committee Communications

Schattauer GmbH

Classification and Nomenclature of Prothrombin Activators Isolated from Snake Venoms

On behalf of the Registry of Exogenous Hemostatic Factors of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Manjunatha R. Kini^*

¹Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore; and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA

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Takashi Morita

²Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan

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Jan Rosing

³Department of Biochemistry, Universiteit Maastrict, Maastrict, The Netherlands

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