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. 1992 Dec;1(12):1719–1720. doi: 10.1002/pro.5560011220

The synthetic peptide Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro-amide limits the plasmic digestion of fibrinogen in the same fashion as calcium ion.

K Yamazumi 1, R F Doolittle 1
PMCID: PMC2142132  PMID: 1304901

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