Effects of living at 300 meters below sea level on coagulation and natural anticoagulants.
Platelet count, platelet aggregation, factor VIII VWF, Antithrombin III, fibrinogen and protein C were studied in 13 male volunteers after 3, 5, and 90 d of living at 300 m below sea level. There was no significant change in platelet count, platelet aggregation, factor VIII VWF, or Antithrombin III. There was a significant increase of fibrinogen (p = 0.002) and protein C (p = less than 0.0001) after 90 d stay at 300 m below sea level.
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University, Amman.
Awidi
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D000328:Adult; D000531:Altitude; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D011486:Protein C / Q000378:metabolism; D012016:Reference Values
D011486:Protein C; D005340:Fibrinogen