Strength and failure of fibrin fiber branchpoints

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1135-1138

  Carlisle, C R ^a   Sparks, E A ^a   Der loughian, C ^b   Guthold, M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; FIBRINOPEPTIDE A; FIBRINOPEPTIDE B;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOOD CLOT; CROSS LINKING; LETTER; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THROMBOSIS;

FIBRIN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77953769201     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03824.x     Document Type: Letter

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