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Hirudin and excess bleeding. Implications for future use

Research article published in Drug safety (1995)

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Drug DevelopmentSafety & Infection ControlZeymer U, Neuhaus K · Drug safety, 1995

Summary

Hirudin and excess bleeding. Implications for future use.

Why This Matters for Hirudotherapy

Relevant to the development and clinical application of leech-derived pharmaceutical compounds.

Citation

Hirudin and excess bleeding. Implications for future use.

Zeymer U, Neuhaus K · Drug safety, 1995

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