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The inhibitory effect of UV-light on thrombin-induced pig platelet aggregation
T Krajewski1, T Pietrucha, B Wachowicz
1Department of Biochemistry, University of Lódź.
Acta Physiologica Polonica
|July 1, 1989
Abstract:
The effect of ultraviolet radiation on the thrombin-stimulated aggregation of washed pig platelets was studied. It was observed that UV radiation (UV-A, 0.5 W/cm2) inhibited aggregation of pig platelets induced by thrombin. Plasma may have a protective role against the damaging effect of UV light on platelet aggregation.
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