Activation of the Fibrinolytic Enzyme System in Laboratory Animals and in Man

Summary

The activation characteristics of the fibrinolytic system of several species have been evaluated in vitro and compared with the human enzyme system. The cat, dog and baboon would appear to be the most suitable species for further study of fibrinolytic activation. The present findings have been found to parallel the species differences in platelet behaviour which have been reported separately from this laboratory.

^*) This work was supported by a grant from the British Medical Research Council.

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