IPBooks is pleased to announce the publication of: Fibrinogen Memoirs 2: The Rise and Fall of the Fibrin Cross-linking Controversy. by Michael W. Mosesson
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The Rise and Fall of the Fibrin Cross-linking Controversy concerns the longstanding controversy over the arrangement of ‘cross-linked’ structures within fibrin clots. The narrative covers the period from its origins to its unexpected decline and demise. The decades-long unresolved dispute over whether the cross-links were arranged in a ‘longitudinal’ or a ‘transverse’ position was replaced by the dogma that they were ‘longitudinal’, a structural arrangement that could not account for fibrin’s known elastic properties. The alternative bond arrangement, transverse, was no longer mentioned, despite an overwhelming body of evidence for its existence. This realization, coupled with the understanding that only a transverse bond arrangement could account for fibrin elasticity, prompted the Author to write the second volume of Fibrinogen Memoirs.
“These recollections are very informative since they provide readers with invaluable insights of fibrinogen science and the people who stood at the origins and development of this field. Michael’s talented writing makes this book easily digestible, even for people who have little scientific background. Thus, this book will be interesting not only for scientists involved in fibrinogen research but also for students with biomedical research trajectories, especially in the field of thrombosis and haemostasis.”
Leonid Medved, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.\