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IN an earlier communication1, it was reported that the loss in prothrombin activity of plasma on storage may be due to the formation of substances in plasma which inhibit the activity. It was also shown that the loss in activity can be restored by passing carbon dioxide through the plasma.
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Chak, I. M., and Giri, K. V., Nature, 159, 878 (1947).
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CHAK, I., GIRI, K. Regeneration of Prothrombin Activity by Carbon Dioxide. Nature 161, 354–355 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161354b0
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