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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Haematol. 2017 Jun 4;178(1):119–129. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14751

Figure 6. Effect of FXIII on clot mechanics.

Figure 6

Rheological analysis was carried out on stored platelets stored in PAS. (A, B) Cold-stored platelets in PAS have similar clot stiffness and crosslinking density to fresh platelets (fresh = 1.0, n=4). (C) Cold-stored platelets in autologous plasma form clots in FXIII-deficient plasma with higher stiffness than fresh platelets (n=4). ns, not significant (P >0.05); *, P<0.05. 4C, platelets stored at 4°C; AP, apheresis platelets; PAS, platelet additive solution; RCD, relative crosslinking density; RT, platelets stored at room temperature.