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A preliminary report on the relationship between serum anti-thrombin III concentration in pre- and post-operative patients and in women on oral contraceptives

Ton SH 1 , Lopez CG 2 , Thiruselvam A 3 , Lyou YT 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Ton, S.H., MSc, PhD. Dept. of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Lopez, C.G. MBBS, DCP (Lond), FRCPA (Aust). National Blood Services Centre, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Thiruselvam A., BS. (Hons). National Blood Services Centre, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Lyou Y.T., MBChB, FRCS. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1981 Dec;36(4):212-4.
PMID: 7334955

Abstract

A T III values in patients undergoing surgery were found to be lower post-operatively but the fall in value was not significant while women on oral contraceptives were found to have similar AT III values as that of women not on oral contraceptives. The observed values are discussed.

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