Structure and mechanics of fibrin clots formed under mechanical perturbation

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 557-560

  Munster S ^a,b,c   Jawerth, L M ^a   Fabry, B ^b,c   Weitz, D A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13; FIBRINOGEN; POLYMER; THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BODY MOVEMENT; FIBRIN CLOT; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD COAGULATION; FIBRIN; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84874959512     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12123     Document Type: Article

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