Mechanics of Blood Clots (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Mechanics of Blood Clots

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This is a colorized scanning electron micrograph of a coronary artery thrombus taken from a patient who had a heart attack. Fibrin fibers are brown; platelet aggregates are gray; red blood cells in red; leukocytes are depicted in green.

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John Weisel, PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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