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Thromb Haemost 2001; 86(02): 710-711
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616108
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Classification and Nomenclature of Prothrombin Activators Isolated from Snake Venoms

On behalf of the Registry of Exogenous Hemostatic Factors of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Manjunatha R. Kini   *
1   Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore; and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
,
Takashi Morita
2   Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
,
Jan Rosing
3   Department of Biochemistry, Universiteit Maastrict, Maastrict, The Netherlands
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12 December 2017 (online)

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* These are given only as examples. However, we do not recommend the replacement of well-established trivial names, but recommend the use of new nomenclature and classification in the future.


 

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