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Thromb Haemost 1999; 81(04): 657
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614541
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The Inactivation of Single-chain Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator by Thrombin May Provide an Additional Explanation for the Antifibrinolytic Effect of Factor XI

E. A. M. Braat
1   From TNO Prevention and Health, Gaubius Laboratory, Leiden, The Netherlands
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D. C. Rijken
1   From TNO Prevention and Health, Gaubius Laboratory, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Received 30 November 1998

Accepted after revision 08 January 1999

Publication Date:
09 December 2017 (online)

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