Evaluation of platelet number and function and fibrinogen level in patients bitten by snakes of the Bothrops genus
Platelet function and plasma fibrinogen levels were evaluated in 14 patients, 10 males and 4females, aged 13-59years bitten by Bothrops genus snakes. There was a statistical difference (p < 0.05) among plasma fibrinogen levels evaluated 24 and 48 hours after envenomation. There was a tendency tow...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
1995-03-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821995000100004&lng=en&tlng=en |