Latin Word of the Week (February 28, 2009): AD To, Toward. The prefix AD, which in Latin means to or toward, occurs in literally hundreds of common English words. In many of those words it retains the spelling AD, in many others the D assimilates to the first letter of the root word. For example, the word assimilate which I just used.
The most probable mechanism, responsible for fibril length and diameter increase, is the fusion of fibrils; fusion may occur at the tapered ends through lateral association, giving rise to longer fibrils and this is considered the former fusion to take place.
Fibrin glue is derived from two components. The first component contains human fibrinogen and coagulation factor XIII and varying amounts of other plasma proteins such as fibronectin and plasminogen. The second component contains thrombin (of either bovine or human origin).he elastic property, tensile strength, and tissue adhesiveness of plasma fibrin glue or sealant has made it an important adjunct in microsurgical techniques, conventional hemostasis, cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, colostomy closure and splenic injury repair.