Fractionation of partially purified bovine factor VIII on tricalcium citrate columns
produces a material which contains high levels of factor VIII procoagulant activity
and factor VIII- related antigen, but does not aggregate human platelets. The procoagulant
activity can be blocked by human inhibitors of factor VIII: C and by rabbit antibody
to bovine factor VIII. Its activity can be increased by thrombin modification. The
apparent molecular weight of this form of factor VIII is significantly lower than
that of the forms of factor VIII which contain platelet aggregating activity, and
it exhibits a higher mobility on agarose electrophoresis.
Keywords
Factor VIII - Bovine - Platelet aggregation - von Willebrand factor