Thrombus Formation (IMAGE)

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Thrombus Formation

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Thrombus formation in various circumstances: on the left, the area of the vascular wall that is damaged is ten times smaller than on the right. However, over time, the thrombus growth in both cases is approximately the same size.

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