People with von Willebrand disease usually experience increased bleeding time, as von Willebrand factor is a platelet adhesion protein, but this is not considered an effective diagnostic test for this condition.
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Bleeding time will vary, with location, from a few hours to three days . This is a function of the hirudin and other compounds that reduce the surface tension of the blood.
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Tranexamic acid is used in dentistry in the form of a 5 % mouth rinse after extractions or surgery in patients with prolonged bleeding time, e . g . from acquired or inherited disorders.
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A biography called " James Robertson Justice What's The Bleeding Time ? " ( named after a joke in the first Doctor film ) was published by Tomahawk Press on 3 March 2008.
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Mice that genetically lack MBL or MASP-1 / 3 ( but not MASP-2 / sMAP ) have prolonged bleeding time in experimental injury models, although mice are seen to be normal if there is no insult to the body.
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In the 1950s, it became clear that a " plasma factor ", antihemophilic factor ( FVIII ), was decreased in these persons and that Cohn fraction I-0 could correct both the plasma deficiency of FVIII and the prolonged bleeding time.
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Abnormalities of the GPIb-V-IX complex result in abnormal appearance and functioning of platelets resulting in Bernard-Soulier syndrome ( BSS ), a condition first described by Bernard J and Soulier J . P . It is a rare hereditary bleeding disorder most commonly with an autosomal recessive inheritance and diagnosed based on prolonged skin-bleeding time, a reduced number of very large platelets ( macrothrombocytopenia ) and defective ristocetin-induced platelet agglutination.
