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

Thromb Haemost 1983; 49(03): 249
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657376

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Authors

Bernhard Lämmle

Coagulation and Fibrinolysis Laboratory, Kantonsspital, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
Tri H Tran

Coagulation and Fibrinolysis Laboratory, Kantonsspital, 4031 Basel, Switzerland

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