1455-1458 Visualization of the dynamics of fibrin clot growth 1 molecule at a time by total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy

Blood

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1455-1458

  Hategan, Alina ^a   Gersh, Kathryn C ^a   Safer, Daniel ^a   Weisel, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrin polymerization was observed for the first time at the single molecule level by total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy; Live observation of fibrin polymerization with a singlemolecule fluorescence intensity calibration revealed the real time growth kinetics

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; FLUORESCENT DYE; THROMBIN; FIBRIN;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; FIBRIN CLOT; FIBRIN POLYMERIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOANALYSIS; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; BLOOD CLOTTING; CALIBRATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA; POLYMERIZATION;

BLOOD COAGULATION; CALIBRATION; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLASMA; POLYMERIZATION; THROMBIN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874347423     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-08-451518     Document Type: Article

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