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Thromb Haemost 1999; 81(03): 472-473
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614504
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Is Soluble P-selectin Determination a More Reliable Marker of In Vivo Platelet Activation than CD62P Flow Cytometric Analysis?

Patrizia Ferroni
1   From the Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
,
Fabio M. Pulcinelli
1   From the Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
,
Luisa Lenti
1   From the Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
,
Pier Paolo Gazzaniga
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Received29 October 1998

Accepted after revision07 December 1998

Publication Date:
09 December 2017 (online)

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