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THE data presented in this communication demonstrate that the degradation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in whole blood, initiated by the damaged wall of a blood vessel, can only take place in conjunction with activation of the coagulation mechanisms.
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MARR, J., TEBO, T. & JOHNSON, S. Importance of the Mechanisms of Blood Coagulation in the Breakdown of Adenosine Triphosphate in Blood. Nature 211, 1306–1308 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111306a0
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