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Effect of Blood Flow Velocity on Growth Rate of Platelet Thrombi

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ACUTE thrombogenesis in a flowing bloodstream can occur on damaged tissues in the normal circulation, especially on exposure to collagen, and over surfaces of vascular prostheses and artificial internal organs1–3. The thrombi are composed predominantly of platelets. Begent and Born4 have obtained quantitative data on growth rates of such thrombi produced in vivo.

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RICHARDSON, P. Effect of Blood Flow Velocity on Growth Rate of Platelet Thrombi. Nature 245, 103–104 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/245103a0

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