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Experimental and Imaging Techniques for Examining Fibrin Clot Structures in Normal and Diseased States
Published on: April 1, 2015
[Fibrinogen metabolism in juvenile uterine bleeding]
Abstract:
The levels of fibrinogen, monomeric fibrin soluble complexes (MFSC), fibrin-fibrinogen degradation products (FDP), and the status of blood coagulation and fibrinolytic systems were studied in girls suffering from juvenile uterine bleedings. Fibrinogen and MFSC levels were found lowered and FDP concentration increased in such bleedings. Fibrinogen concentration correlated with the activities of the coagulating and fibrinolytic systems, and the MFSC level only with the coagulating system activity. Mathematical analysis has revealed a relationship between blood fibrinogen metabolism and the activities of the coagulating and fibrinolytic systems, whose functions in this condition are relatively autonomous.
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