[The effect of blood flow velocity on the process of thrombus formation in microvessels]

The growth rate constant of platelet thrombi as a function of mean blood flow velocity was studied using mesentery vessels of the white rat. An advanced mathematical model for the kinetics of platelet thrombi was developed. The dependence of platelet activation delay time upon the distance from the damaged vessel wall is pointed out as a result of theoretical and experimental data comparison.