The ultrastructure of fibrinogen-420 and the fibrin-420 clot

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 209-214

  Mosesson, M W ^a   Diorio, J P ^b   Hernandez, I ^a   Hainfeld, J F ^c   Wall, J S ^c   Grieninger, G ^d  

^a BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NY 10012 United States ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrin; Fibrinogen; Thrombin

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ELASTICITY; FIBER; FIBRIN CLOT; MOLECULE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURBIDITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BLOOD COAGULATION; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 9644270528     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2004.07.021     Document Type: Article

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