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Since its introduction in 1937 heparinotherapy has improved consistent
ly. In this article we describe the rationale behind the different ste
ps of the evolution that, starting from a very impure polysaccharide m
ixture, ended in the proposal for development of pure synthetic antith
rombotic oligosaccharides.