Structure of fibrinogen and fibrin.

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British Journal of HaematologyVolume 40, Issue 1 p. 165-168 Free Access STRUCTURE OF FIBRINOGEN AND FIBRIN B.J. Cuddigan, B.J. Cuddigan Department of Pathology, Brook General Hospital, Shooters Hill Road, London SE18Search for more papers by this authorD. Kay, D. Kay Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road, OxfordSearch for more papers by this authorRobert L. Turner, Robert L. Turner Postgraduate School of Studies in Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DPSearch for more papers by this authorPerer R. BLakey, Perer R. BLakey Postgraduate School of Studies in Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DPSearch for more papers by this authorMichael J. Groom, Michael J. Groom Postgraduate School of Studies in Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DPSearch for more papers by this author B.J. Cuddigan, B.J. Cuddigan Department of Pathology, Brook General Hospital, Shooters Hill Road, London SE18Search for more papers by this authorD. Kay, D. Kay Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road, OxfordSearch for more papers by this authorRobert L. Turner, Robert L. Turner Postgraduate School of Studies in Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DPSearch for more papers by this authorPerer R. BLakey, Perer R. BLakey Postgraduate School of Studies in Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DPSearch for more papers by this authorMichael J. Groom, Michael J. Groom Postgraduate School of Studies in Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DPSearch for more papers by this author First published: September 1978 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.1978.tb03652.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES Blakey, P.R., Groom, MJ. & Turner, R.L. (1977) The conformation of fibrinogen and fibrin: an electron microscope study. British Journal of Haematology, 35, 437– 440. Cohen, C., Slayter, H., Goldstein, L., Kucera, J. & Hall, C. (1966) Polymorphism in fibrinogen aggregates. Journal of Molecular Biology, 22, 385– 388. Hall, C.E. & Slayer, H.S. (1959) The fibrinogen molecule: its size, shape, and mode of polymerization. Journal of Biophysical and Biochemical Cytology, 5, 11– 16. Hudry-Clergeon, G., Marguerie, G., Pouit, L. & Suscillon, M. (1975) Models proposed for the fibrinogen molecule and for the polymerization process. Thrombosis Research, 6, 533– 541. Kay, D. & Cuddigan, B.J. (1967) The fine structure of fibrin. British Journal of Haematology, 13, 341– 347. Köppel, G. (1966) Electron microscopic investigation of the shape of fibrinogen nodules: a model for certain proteins. Nature, 212, 1608– 1609. Mosesson, M.W. & Finlayson, J.S. (1976) The search for the structure of fibrinogen. Progress in Hemostasis and Thrombosis, 3, 61– 105. Murano, G. (1974) The molecular structure of fibrinogen. Seminars in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 1, 1. REFERENCES Bang, N.U. (1967) Ultrastructure of the fibrin clot. Blood Clotting Enzymology (ed. by W. H. Seegers), p. 487. Academic Press, New York . Cohen, C. & Tooney, N.M. (1974) Crystallisation of a modified fibrinogen. Nature, 251, 655– 660. Haschemeyer, A.E.V. (1975) A collapsed structure of fibrinogen? New observations of transient electric birefringence. Thrombosis Research, 7, 50– 65. Johnson, D.J. (1968) Amplitude and phase contrast in electron-microscope images of molecular structures. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 88, 39– 47. Krakow, W., Endres, G.F., Siegel, U.M. & Scheraga, H.A. (1972) An electron microscopic investigation of the polymerization of bovine fibrin monomer. Journal of Molecular Biology, 71, 95– 103. Lederer, K. (1972) Small angle X-ray scattering measurements with dilute solutions of bovine fibrinogen. Journal of Molecular Biology, 63, 315– 320. Lederer, K. & Finkelstein, A. (1970) Hydrodynamic study of fibrinogen molecular models to test their compatibility with data from the ultracentrifuge and viscosity measurements. Biopolymers, 9, 1553– 1556. Marguerie, G. & Stuhrmann, H.B. (1976) A neutron small-angle scattering study of bovine fibrinogen. Journal of Molecular Biology, 102, 1 43– 156. Pouit, L., Marcille, G., Suscilon, M. & Hollard, D. (1972) Etude en microscopie électronique de différentes etapes de la fibrinoformation. Throm bosis et Diathesis Haemorrhagica, 27, 559– 572. Scheraga, H. A. & Laskowski, M., Jr (1957) The fibrinogen-fibrin conversion. Advances in Protein Chemistry, 12, 1– 131. Volume40, Issue1September 1978Pages 165-168 ReferencesRelatedInformation