A Comparative Study of Human and Monkey (Macaca irus) Fibrinogen Degradation Products

Summary

Immunochemical, physical, and anticoagulant properties of human and monkey (Macaca irus) fibrinogen degradation products (FDP’s) were compared by Immunoelectrophoresis, Sephadex G-200 gel filtration, and anticoagulant assay. Both species demonstrated a high degree of similarity in the properties and sequence of generation of FDP’s derived from in vitro plasmin digestion of highly purified fibrinogen. The results of this study should permit a closer analogy to be drawn between the pathogenic mechanisms of disseminated intravascular coagulation occurring experimentally in monkeys and clinically in humans.

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