RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Improved coagulation screening by an activated recalcification test
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 244
OP 248
DO 10.1136/jcp.20.3.244
VO 20
IS 3
A1 D. T. Hunter
A1 J. L. Allensworth
YR 1967
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/20/3/244.abstract
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.