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Blood: The Incomparable
Liquid of Life

to operate properly as a result of falling blood pressure. It is
therefore vital that the blood flow be stopped at once.
The first steps are vital. Two seconds after a vein is rup-
tured, its wall contracts with a sudden spasm—a reflex, in
other words. Arteries, which have thick walls, take other pre-
cautions and automatically close, thus reducing the blood
flow to a minimum. The spasm is to the same extent as the
bleeding in the veins. The reflex action in question may last for
20 to 30 minutes. Following this precaution, the thrombocytes
enter the equation. Thrombocyte clot begins to develop in 10
to 15 seconds if the bleeding is severe, and in 1 to 2 minutes if
minor. To a large extent, bleeding is halted. 63
The wound now needs to close up completely, and the
bodily functions must continue as before. The coagulation
mechanism therefore now goes into operation.

A Fishnet with Extraordinary Properties

In a single book, it's impossible to examine in detail the 40
factors that influence coagulation in the blood. Therefore, it
will be appropriate to introduce only the system's main ele-
ments. On the subject of plasma, it was stated that fibrinogen
was one of the proteins contained in it. Fibrinogen is one of the
most important elements of the coagulation process, and is the
stable state of the blood-clotting material. Fibrinogen dis-
solves in plasma in the same way that salt dissolves in water.
It continues to float in solution until a wound occurs any-
where in the body.
When a wound does occur, a protein enzyme
known as thrombin breaks two of the three links in

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