Thromb Haemost 1973; 30(02): 363-370
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649086
Original Article
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A 3.5-Second Phenomenon in Haemostasis

A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study
D Thilo
1   Blood Coagulation Laboratory (Head: Prof. Dr. F. Duckert) of the Department of Medicine (Director Prof. Dr. F. Koller) University of Basle, Switzerland
2   Institute for Forensic Medicine (Director Prof. Dr. Spann), University of Munich, Germany
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E Böhm
1   Blood Coagulation Laboratory (Head: Prof. Dr. F. Duckert) of the Department of Medicine (Director Prof. Dr. F. Koller) University of Basle, Switzerland
2   Institute for Forensic Medicine (Director Prof. Dr. Spann), University of Munich, Germany
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Publication History

Received for publication 08 June 1973

Accepted for publication 27 June 1973

Publication Date:
30 June 2018 (online)

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Summary

Experiments with injury of the abdominal rat skin were carried out to examine the haemostatic system mechanism in vivo after zero to 30 seconds bleeding time. In the bleeding area only a few platelet aggregates could be found with no primary platelet thrombus. After 3.5 second bleeding time the first fibrin strands have been observed at the site of injury. The hypothesis is put forward that there is a very fast reacting haemostatic mechanism which results in the fibrin formation already at 3.5 seconds.