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OBSERVATION of a rapid fall in ‘inorganic phosphate’ of heparinized whole blood and plasma led to study of the phosphate changes in shed blood. The effect of heparin on blood phosphate in vivo has been reported1. Further study of the effect of heparin in vitro led to the view that the action of heparin may be associated with phosphate uptake.
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GREEN, J. Action of Heparin. Nature 169, 546–547 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169546b0
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