Table 2

Platelet adhesion (mean ± SD) onto immobilized fibrinogen expressed as absolute fluorescence (AU) related to the gender, shear rate and perfusion time.

Shear rate and perfusion time
Platelet adhesion, AU

venose shear rate, 50 s-1
males
Females

15 sec
2408 ± 1697
2965 ± 1537
1 min
5857 ± 2581
7235 ± 3387
5 min
9364 ± 4588
11324 ± 5114
arterial shear rate 500 s-1


15 sec
3426 ± 1744
3408 ± 1578
1 min
9949 ± 3580
12915 ± 8963
5 min
31980 ± 11246
44474 ± 18095
arterial shear rate 1500 s-1


15 sec
2503 ± 1227
3392 ± 1826
1 min
12015 ± 4571
14161 ± 5018
5 min
47665 ± 18504
53404 ± 24797

Loncar et al. Thrombosis Journal 2007 5:5   doi:10.1186/1477-9560-5-5