Laboratory Rat Thrombi Lose One-Third of Their Stiffness When Exposed to Large Oscillating Shear Stress Amplitudes: Contrasting Behavior to Human Clots
Rats impress by their high platelet count resulting in hypercoagulability, which protects the animals from severe bleeding. However, platelets also import numerous stiff junction points into the fibrous system of a clot, also enhancing the pre-stress of the fibrin fibers, which lowers their deformab...
| Published in: | International Journal of Translational Medicine |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-07-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8937/2/3/26 |