Anticoagulative effect of pepsin is observed in vitro when its concentration is 36 μM and higher. This effect is due to inhibition of fibrin monomer polimerization. Protamine abolishes anticoagulative effect of pepsin. Pepsin does not influence platelet aggregation induced by ADP and collagen.
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