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Eight human spleens were perfused for up to 65 h at normothermia and the coagulant Factor VIII activity measured in the perfusate. In addition, in three experiments Factor VIII-related antigen was determined in the perfusate. Although the spleens were pathologically enlarged and the normal structure involved by different diseases, all spleens released Factor VIII coagulant activity and Factor VIII-related antigen. On average the total amount of Factor VIII coagulant activity released was equivalent to that of 3.5 1 of human plasma.
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Bei der normothermen Langzeitperfusion von 8 menschlichen Milzen wurde ein Anstieg des Gerinnungsfaktors VIII im Perfusat gemessen und in 3 FÄllen die Konzentration des Faktor VIII-assoziierten Antigens bestimmt. Obwohl es sich um pathologisch verÄnderte Milzen handelte, stieg in allen FÄllen die Faktor-VIII-AktivitÄt und die Konzentration des Faktor-VIII-assoziierten Antigens an. Der Mittelwert des maximalen Gehalts an Faktor VIII entsprach der GerinnungsaktivitÄt von 3,5 1 menschlichen Plasmas.
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Pabst, R., Heyes, H., Rasche, H. et al. Factor VIII coagulant activity and factor Vlll-related antigen released from isolated perfused human spleens. Blut 34, 27–30 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00997035
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