Age-related changes in fibrin networks and platelets of individuals over 75: A scanning electron microscopy study showing "thrombotic preparedness"

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-275

  Pretorius, Etheresia ^a   Oberholzer, Hester M ^a   Van Der Spuy, Wendy J ^a   Meiring, Johannes H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fibrin networks; Old age; Platelets; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRIN FORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE STRUCTURE; THROMBOSIS; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; THROMBOCYTE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD PLATELETS; FIBRIN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957954882     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-009-0433-0     Document Type: Article

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