PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D. T. Hunter
AU  - J. L. Allensworth
TI  - Improved coagulation screening by an activated recalcification test
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.20.3.244
DP  - 1967 May 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 244--248
VI  - 20
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/20/3/244.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/20/3/244.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1967 May 01; 20
AB  - The conventional plasma recalcification test is improved by incubation of test plasma with Celite suspended in distilled water. This effectively activates factor XII and releases platelet factor 3, thereby markedly shortening the clotting time. The modified plasma recalcification test has several advantages that contribute to its usefulness as a general screening test for coagulation abnormalities. It is more precise and reproducible than any comparable test that assays a similar spectrum of coagulation factors.