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Hyperreactivity of Platelets to Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine) in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases

Influence of Ketanserin, a Serotonin S2-Receptor Antagonist

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  1. Clinical Research Unit St Bartholomeus, Jan Palfijn Hospital, Lange Bremstraat 70, 2060, Merksem, Belgium

    Jean De Crée, Vera Roels & Herman Verhaegen

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De Crée, J., Roels, V. & Verhaegen, H. Hyperreactivity of Platelets to Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine) in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases. Drugs 36 (Suppl 1), 87–91 (1988). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-198800361-00015

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