Rapid Determination of Fibrinogen by Thrombokinetics
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- 1 June 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 61 (6) , 828-833
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/61.6.828
Abstract
We have demonstrated that under specific conditions the maximal rate of change in optical density (Vmax∆OD) of plasma resulting from addition of thrombin with subsequent conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin is directly related to the concentration of clottable fibrinogen. Plasma fibrinogen concentration determined in seconds by this thrombokinetic analysis correlated significantly (r > 0.95, p < 0.001) with fibrinogen quantitation measured by desiccated clot weight and by biuret digestion of a thrombin-induced fibrin clot.Keywords
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