Thromb Haemost 2007; 97(06): 1054-1056
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-01-0056
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Gallic acid, a dietary polyphenolic component, blunts the inhibition of platelet COX-1 by aspirin: Preliminary in-vitro findings

Marilena Crescente
1   Laboratory of Cell Biology and Pharmacology of Thrombosis, Research Laboratories, “John Paul II” Centre for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Catholic University, Campobasso, Italy
,
Chiara Cerletti
1   Laboratory of Cell Biology and Pharmacology of Thrombosis, Research Laboratories, “John Paul II” Centre for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Catholic University, Campobasso, Italy
,
Giovanni de Gaetano
1   Laboratory of Cell Biology and Pharmacology of Thrombosis, Research Laboratories, “John Paul II” Centre for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Catholic University, Campobasso, Italy
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Financial support: This work was partially supported by MIUR (Programma Triennale Ricerca, decreto 1588).
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Publication History

Received: 25 January 2007

Accepted after revision 07 March 2007

Publication Date:
27 November 2017 (online)

 

 
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