Thromb Haemost 1983; 49(03): 249
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657376
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

The Amidolytic Prekallikrein (PK) Determination: Enhanced PK Activation After Deep-Freezing of Patients' Plasmas

Bernhard Lämmle
Coagulation and Fibrinolysis Laboratory, Kantonsspital, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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Tri H Tran
Coagulation and Fibrinolysis Laboratory, Kantonsspital, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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Publication History

Received 26 February 1983

Accepted 31 March 1983

Publication Date:
18 July 2018 (online)

 
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