Heparin-Induced Aggregation of Normal Human Platelets

Thromb Haemost 1981; 46(02): 570
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1653416

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Authors

Margaret R Mclean

Department of Pathology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226. U.S.A.
Lawrence L Hause

Department of Pathology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226. U.S.A.

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