Blood Clotting: The Force of Retraction
- 21 December 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 138 (3547) , 1343-1344
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.138.3547.1343
Abstract
The force of blood clot retraction was measured and found to be at least 104 dyne/cm2; this is sufficient to deform many soft tissues and to allow clots to retract in vivo.Keywords
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