Video - Clot retraction and fibrinolysis
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After an injury to a blood vessel, primary and secondary hemostasis forms a blood clot to stop bleeding. After hemostasis, it follows another process called clot retraction, which stabilizes the clot by pulling together the wounded edges of the vessel. Next, fibrinolysis occurs, which is an enzymatic process during which blood clots are dissolved to clear the way for blood circulation.
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