Heparins Sourced From Bovine and Porcine Mucosa Gain Exclusive Monographs in the Brazilian Pharmacopeia

Most of the unfractionated heparin (UFH) consumed worldwide is manufactured using porcine mucosa as raw material (HPI); however, some countries also employ products sourced from bovine mucosa (HBI) as interchangeable versions of the gold standard HPI. Although accounted as a single UFH, HBI, and HPI...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Vilanova, Bruno C. Vairo, Stephan-Nicollas M. C. G. Oliveira, Bianca F. Glauser, Nina V. Capillé, Gustavo R. C. Santos, Ana M. F. Tovar, Mariana S. Pereira, Paulo A. S. Mourão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00016/full