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Embolization itself stimulates thrombus propagation in pulmonary embolism.

Substitution of the gamma-chain Asn308 disturbs the D:D interface affecting fibrin polymerization, fibrinopeptide B release, and FXIIIa-catalyzed cross-linking.

Calcium-binding site beta 2, adjacent to the b polymerization site, modulates lateral aggregation of protofibrils during fibrin polymerization.

Kinetics of fibrinopeptide release by thrombin as a function of CaCl2 concentration: different susceptibility of FPA and FPB and evidence for a fibrinogen isoform-specific effect at physiological Ca2+ concentration.

Fibrinogen gamma-chain splice variant gamma' alters fibrin formation and structure.

Urine and plasma levels of fibrinopeptide B in patients with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

Volatile polydimethylcyclosiloxanes in the ambient laboratory air identified as source of extreme background signals in nanoelectrospray mass spectrometry.

A sheathless nanoflow electrospray interface for on-line capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry.

Fibrinogens Kosai and Ogasa: Bbeta15Gly-->Cys (GGT-->TGT) substitution associated with impairment of fibrinopeptide B release and lateral aggregation.

Role of D and E domains in the migration of vascular smooth muscle cells into fibrin gels.

Analysis of engineered fibrinogen variants suggests that an additional site mediates platelet aggregation and that B-b interactions have a role in protofibril formation.

Fragment of human beta-fibrinogen induces a behavioral effect on mouse forced swimming.

Fibrinogen Saint-Germain I: a case of the heterozygous Aalpha GLY 12 --> VAL fibrinogen variant.

Fibrinogen Milano XII: a dysfunctional variant containing 2 amino acid substitutions, Aalpha R16C and gamma G165R.

Fibrin monomer and fibrinopeptide B act additively to increase DNA synthesis in smooth muscle cells cultured from human saphenous vein.

Fibrinogen kaiserslautern III: a new case of congenital dysfibrinogenemia with aalpha 16 arg-->cys substitution.

Fibrinogen Matsumoto V: a variant with Aalpha19 Arg-->Gly (AGG-->GGG). Comparison between fibrin polymerization stimulated by thrombin or reptilase and fibrin monomer polymerization.

Dissociation of multiply charged negative ions for hirudin (54-65), fibrinopeptide B, and insulin A (oxidized).

A new thrombin-like enzyme, flavoviridiobin from the venom of Trimeresurus flavoviridis (habu).

A novel venombin B from agkistrodon contortrix contortrix: evidence for recognition properties in the surface around the primary specificity pocket different from thrombin.