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SEVERAL investigators have observed increased fibrinolytic activity in the circulating blood in cases of liver cirrhosis in man1–4. The cause of this activity is unknown, though a toxic effect similar to that produced in dogs by chloroform or peptone has been suggested. Such a mechanism could possibly be involved in an acute process, but could barely explain the prolonged periods of increased fibrinolytic activity observed in cases of liver cirrhosis.
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ASTRUP, T., RASMUSSEN, J., AMERY, A. et al. Fibrinolytic Activity of Cirrhotic Liver. Nature 185, 619–620 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185619a0
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