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Figure 4. — Percent change from baseline values of hematocrit (HOT), Lee White clot- 
ting time (LWCT), prothrombin (PROTH.), and fibrinogen (FBGN) following 
acute coronary occlusion. TRASYLOL animals received 50,000 units/kg intraven- 
ously just prior to occlusion. 
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