Effect of Fibrinogen on the Aggregation of Platelets by Adenosine Diphosphate

Summary

The aggregation by adenosine diphosphate of washed human platelets suspended in plasma which had been heated at 100°C was considerably accelerated when normal plasma was also present. Fibrinogen enhanced this aggregation as effectively as normal plasma.

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