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Leukemic Rats
Ernest Sturm
Cancer Res 1944;4:35-36.
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Cancer Research
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RESI:I.TS O1- THE QUICK TEST FOR PROTHROI~iBIN APPLIED TO THE PLASIXIA OF NORMAL AND LEUKEMIC RATS
Source of Plasma
Normal rats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rats with lymphosarcoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leukemic rats. No hemorrhage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leukemic rats. Liver involvement. Extensive hemorrhage . . . . .
cent, W h o l e
~iQ~mc~
P.lo.~mcL
d i l u t e d 1:1
[Plo.Bmo.
d i l u t e d 1:2
1130
.....
Number of
tests
[Jndiluted
Diluted 1 : 1
Diluted 1 : 2
48
14
37
49
100.0
92.0
83.8
76.4
68.4
63.4
42.6
29.2
57.7
59.0
24.7
18.5
50-
20-
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40-
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FIG. 1.--Effect of the dilution of the plasma on prothrombin
time. (A) Plasma from normal animal. (B) Plasma from rats
with lymphosarcoma. (C) Plasma from rats with acute leukemia without extensive hemorrhages or liver damage. (D)
Plasma from rats showing pronounced hemorrhagic condition
and liver damage.
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