Abstract
1. 1. Coagulation and fibrinolytic tests on rhesus monkey compared to human blood showed long Russell Viper Venom and thrombin times and higher levels of factors VII and XIII. 2. 2. Platelets were smaller than human but similar in ultrastructure. Monkey platelets aggregated with ADP, collagen and ristocetin but not with epinephrine. 3. 3. Streptokinase and urokinase activated monkey plasminogen. 4. 4. Erythrocytes were similar to human in numbers, hemoglobin content, and appearance on scanning electron microscopy. 5. 5. Biochemical tests showed calcium, sodium, BUN, alkaline phosphatase, CPK. LDH and SGOT to be higher than the upper limits for normal humans.
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