Journal article
CHANGES IN PLATELET BEHAVIOUR DURING ARVIN THERAPY
Abstract
In seven patients treated with ' Arvin ', a purified coagulant fraction of Malayan pit-viper venom, changes in platelet aggregation in response to adenosine diphosphate were studied. In all patients platelet aggregation was reduced in the first 24 hours of therapy. In the later stages of therapy, aggregation tended to return to the pretreatment values. The level of circulating fibrinogen-degradation products rose to high levels in the early …
Authors
Prentice CRM; Turpie AGG; Hassanein AA; Mcnicol GP; Douglas AS
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 293, No. 7596, pp. 644–647
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
3 1969
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(69)92011-x
ISSN
0140-6736