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Review
. 2017 Jul:60-61:5-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.08.002. Epub 2016 Aug 9.

The conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin: A brief history of some key events

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The conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin: A brief history of some key events

Russell F Doolittle. Matrix Biol. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

The conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin is a process that has long fascinated an army of researchers. In this brief review some early break-through observations are noted and a few later unexpected results described.

Keywords: Factor XIII; Fibrin; Fibrinogen; Papain; Protofibrinogen; Thrombin.

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