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Growth Rate in vivo of Platelet Thrombi, produced by Iontophoresis of ADP, as a Function of Mean Blood Flow Velocity

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The rate of growth of a platelet thrombus is characterized by a first order rate constant. Its measurement will be most useful in future investigations of the mechanism of platelet thrombogenesis and its reactions to drugs.

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BEGENT, N., BORN, G. Growth Rate in vivo of Platelet Thrombi, produced by Iontophoresis of ADP, as a Function of Mean Blood Flow Velocity. Nature 227, 926–930 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227926a0

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