Poller L, Thomson JM, Sear CH, Thomas W. Identification of a congenital defect of
factor VII in a colony of beagle dogs: the clinical use of the plasma.
J Clin Pathol 1971;
24:626-32. [PMID:
5165796 PMCID:
PMC477109 DOI:
10.1136/jcp.24.7.626]
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Abstract
A severe, pure deficiency of factor VII has been defined in haematological and biochemical terms in the Alderley Park colony of beagle dogs. By modification of the conventional factor VII assay to improve its specificity an apparent low activity of between 1 and 2.5% of the normal beagle has been found. When this plasma is used as a substrate for factor VII assays it compares well with human factor VII-deficient plasma in the measurement of both raised and depressed factor VII activity. It also appears to be a valuable reagent in the quality control of tissue thromboplastin extracts.
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