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The Specific Assay of Prothrombin Using the Taipan Snake Venom
Author(s) -
Denson K. W. E.,
Borrett R.,
Biggs Rosemary
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1971.tb03432.x
Subject(s) - venom , snake venom , prothrombin time , blood clotting , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , chemistry , biochemistry
S ummary . A simple one‐stage assay for the measurement of prothrombin employing the Taipan snake venom is described. The venom converts prothrombin to thrombin in the absence of all other known clotting factors.