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Hirudin as an anticoagulant for both haematology and chemistry tests

Hirudin, an extract from the leech, has powerful antithrombin activity affecting the blood coagulation pathway. We evaluated the usefulness of hirudin in anticoagulating specimens for routine laboratory tests. Results using blood anticoagulated with hirudin corresponded well with results with blood...

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Autores principales: Kumura, Takeo, Hino, Masayuki, Yamane, Takahisa, Tatsumi, Noriyuki
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2548267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18924865
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1463924600000158