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Manipulation of plasma fibrinogen by parenteral administration of thrombin1 or thrombin-like snake-venom enzymes2, in low doses, is being used to favour haemostasis and, in high doses3, to cause blood incoagulability by complete fibrinogen depletion.
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© 1977 Martinus Nijhoff, P.O.B. 442, The Hague, The Netherlands
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Stocker, K. (1977). Comments by the manufacturer of Reptilase®. In: Haemostatic Drugs. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1106-8_25
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