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Fibrinogen forms microcrystals after cleavage with an enzyme from Pseudomonas. Electron microscope images reveal a close relation between these structures and fibrin. The results support the view that no major intramolecular rearrangement occurs in the fibrinogen-fibrin conversion.
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TOONEY, N., COHEN, C. Microcrystals of a Modified Fibrinogen. Nature 237, 23–25 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237023a0
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