Immunoradiometric determination of the blood/tissue plasminogen activator in thrombophilia

Immunoradiometric determination of the blood/tissue plasminogen activator was performed in plasma from patients before and after response to venous occlusion, infusion of 1-desamino-8-D-arginine-vasopressin (DDAVP) or exercise. The raise in the level of plasminogen activator was most pronounced after venous occlusion. In patients who earlier had had verified thrombosis the levels of plasminogen activator compared to normals did not show any significant difference. (author)