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Thromb Haemost 1991; 65(04): 444-450
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1645668
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Thrombin-Like Enzymes from Snake Venoms: An Inventory

For the Subcommittee on Nomenclature of Exogenous Hemostatic Factors of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Hubert Pirkle
The Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California, USA, and Pentapharm Ltd., Basle, Switzerland
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Kurt Stocker
The Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California, USA, and Pentapharm Ltd., Basle, Switzerland
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