title: Soluble fibrin complexes in early fibrin digests.
abstract: Early fibrin digests were analyzed in the ultracentrifuge and were found to contain compounds with molecular weights up to 3 X 10(6); these compounds are considered to be soluble fibrin complexes. Their similarity with intermediate polymers in inhibited clotting systems has been stressed. Their viscosity at low shear rates is extremely high; therefore, a rapid method to establish their presence in plasma would be the measurement of plasma and serum viscosity at low shear rates, moreover, they shorten the clotting time (thrombin time) of fibrinogen considerably.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; D008970:Molecular Weight; D013997:Time Factors; D014461:Ultracentrifugation; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; D005337:Fibrin