Research Letters in Biochemistry
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 639829, 4 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/639829
Research Letter

An Antithrombin-Heparin Complex Increases the Anticoagulant Activity of Fibrin Clots

Lesley J. Smith, Tracy Anne Mewhort-Buist, Leslie R. Berry, and Anthony K. C. Chan

Henderson Research Centre, McMaster University, 711 Concession Street, Hamilton, L8V 1C3 Ontario, Canada

Received 15 February 2008; Accepted 5 April 2008

Academic Editor: Robert J. Linhardt

Copyright © 2008 Lesley J. Smith et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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