Thrombosis Research
Volume 125, Issue 6 , Pages e281-e284 , June 2010

A comparative optical aggregometry study of antiplatelet activity of taxanes from Taxus cuspidata

Received 19 August 2009 ,Revised 12 November 2009 ,Accepted 17 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2009.12.024

Thrombosis Research
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