Flow profoundly influences fibrin network structure: Implications for fibrin formation and clot stability in haemostasis

Robert A. Campbell; Maria M. Aleman; Laura D. Gray; Michael R. Falvo; Alisa S. Wolberg

doi:10.1160/TH10-07-0442

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2010; 104(06): 1281-1284
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-07-0442

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Flow profoundly influences fibrin network structure: Implications for fibrin formation and clot stability in haemostasis

Robert A. Campbell^*

¹Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

³Current address: Department of Human Molecular Biology and Genetics, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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Maria M. Aleman^*

¹Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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Laura D. Gray

¹Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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Michael R. Falvo

²Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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Alisa S. Wolberg

¹Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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