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Company:

Sigma Aldrich

Product Name:

Sigmacote

Catalog Number:

SL2

Clot retraction assay was performed between WT and PACSIN knockout mice to look at the quality of clot formed and the plasma remaining after clot retraction.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Clot retraction assay

Starting Material

Plasma

Tips

Best used on glass cuvettes.

Results Summary

The results showed that WT platelets formed a single clot while the PACSIN knockout platelets formed multiple clots.

DOI or PMID #

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Summary

The Good

Reliable and affordable product.

The Bad

None

The Bottom Line

Coating the glass cuvettes with Sigmacote helped in better formation of the clots. Would highly recommend it for performing clot retraction assays.

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