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Created page with "<section begin="clinical biochemistry" />The '''low-molecular-weight heparins''' (LMWH) are ''fractionated heparins'' as opposed to unfractionated heparin. These drugs are just fragments of the unfractionated heparin. They’re more predictable and have longer half-life than unfractionated heparin and are therefore preferred in most cases.<section end="clinical biochemistry" /> The LMWHs have a molecular weight of 3 – 4 kDa. == Compounds == * Enoxaparin (Clexane..."
(Created page with "<section begin="clinical biochemistry" />The '''low-molecular-weight heparins''' (LMWH) are ''fractionated heparins'' as opposed to unfractionated heparin. These drugs are just fragments of the unfractionated heparin. They’re more predictable and have longer half-life than unfractionated heparin and are therefore preferred in most cases.<section end="clinical biochemistry" /> The LMWHs have a molecular weight of 3 – 4 kDa. == Compounds == * Enoxaparin (Clexane...")
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