Table 2. Analysis of fiber diameters and... | American Society of Hematology

Table 2.

Analysis of fiber diameters and number of branch points from scanning electron micrographs

Ultrastructural trait	Unfractionated fibrinogen, mean (SD)	γA/γA, mean (SD)	γA/γ′, mean (SD)
Fiber diameter, μm; n = 50	0.153 (0.046)	0.183 (0.039)†	0.071 (0.020)*†
No. of branch points/4 μm²; n = 5	6.7 (1.5)	4.3 (1.2)	20.3 (2.1)*†

Ultrastructural trait	Unfractionated fibrinogen, mean (SD)	γA/γA, mean (SD)	γA/γ′, mean (SD)
Fiber diameter, μm; n = 50	0.153 (0.046)	0.183 (0.039)†	0.071 (0.020)*†
No. of branch points/4 μm²; n = 5	6.7 (1.5)	4.3 (1.2)	20.3 (2.1)*†

P < .0005 versus γA/γA.

P < .0005 versus unfractionated fibrinogen (ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc analysis).