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haemostasisNatural or surgical stoppage of bleeding. In the natural mechanism, the damaged vessel contracts, restricting the flow, and blood platelets plug the opening, releasing chemicals essential to clotting. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Symptoms of chronic bronchitis, haemostatic factors, and coronary heart disease risk. The Army Medical Research Command and the American Red Cross have developed a haemostatic bandage that assists the clotting process and could conceivably prevent excessive loss of blood from deep cuts. However, thrombin-activatable plasminogen such as BB-10153 circumvents the physiological haemostatic mechanisms and selectively induces lysis of newly forming thrombi. |
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