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Hirudin – the long and stony way from an anticoagulant peptide in the saliva of medicinal leech to a recombinant drug and beyond

Thrombosis and Haemostasis · 2007 · 57 citations · 0 references

Concepts

MedicineBiochemistryPharmacologyHemostasisAnticoagulant TherapyAnticoagulation TherapyCoagulation CascadeAnticoagulant MechanismsAnticoagulant PharmacologyNatural Anticoagulant ProteinsSalivary Antimicrobial Peptides

Abstract

Hirudin – the long and stony way from an anticoagulant peptide in the saliva of medicinal leech to a recombinant drug and beyond - A historical piece -