New antithrombin-based anticoagulants
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Umesh R. Desai
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Clinically used anticoagulants are inhibitors of enzymes involved in the coagulation pathway, primarily thrombin and factor Xa. These agents can be either direct or indirect inhibitors of clotting enzymes. Heparinβbased anticoagulants are indirect inhibitors that enhance the proteinase