BLEEDING AND BLOOD CLOTTING

escape of blood from blood vessels into surrounding tissue and the process of coagulation through the action of platelets. Additional reading Various studies of the biochemical mechanisms involved in bleeding and blood clotting include Robert W. Colman (ed.), Hemostasis and Thrombosis: Basic Principles and Clinical Practice, 2nd ed. (1987); A.V. Hoffbrand and J.E. Pettit, Essential Haematology, 2nd ed. (1984); D. Collen, H.R. Lijnen, and M. Verstraete (ed.), Thrombolysis: Biological and Therapeutic Properties of New Thrombolytic Agents (1985); R.F.A. Zwaal and H.C. Hemker (eds.), Blood Coagulation (1986); Bruce Furie and Barbara C. Furie, The Molecular Basis of Blood Coagulation, Cell 53(4):505518 (May 20, 1980); and Arthur L. Bloom and Duncan P. Thomas (eds.), Haemostasis and Thrombosis, 2nd ed. (1987). Bruce Furie