Cross-Linked Fibrinogen Dimers Demonstrate a Feature of the Molecular Packing in Fibrin Fibers

Abstract
A stable population of fibrinogen dimers cross-linked by [human] factor XIIIa was prepared and examined by EM. The trinodular fibrinogen molecules are cross-linked through their outer nodules in an end-to-end, non-overlapping fashion. These dimers form normal banded fibers after treatment with the clotting enzyme, thrombin.

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