Association between Sensitivity for Activated Protein C (APC) and Lipid or Lipoprotein Levels

A. J. González-Ordóñez; R. Venta; N. Terrados; A. Arias; M. D. Macías-Robles

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1613359

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Thromb Haemost 2002; 88(06): 1069-1071
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613359

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Association between Sensitivity for Activated Protein C (APC) and Lipid or Lipoprotein Levels

Authors

A. J. González-Ordóñez

¹Departments of Haematology, Fundación Deportiva Municipal, Avilés, Spain
R. Venta

²Biochemistry, Fundación Deportiva Municipal, Avilés, Spain
N. Terrados

³Centre of Sport Medicine, Fundación Deportiva Municipal, Avilés, Spain
A. Arias

¹Departments of Haematology, Fundación Deportiva Municipal, Avilés, Spain
M. D. Macías-Robles

⁴Internal Medicine, Hospital San Agustín, Fundación Deportiva Municipal, Avilés, Spain

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