Mauritia flexuosa Presents In Vitro and In Vivo Antiplatelet and Antithrombotic Activities

Figure 4

Effects of oil extract on collagen-induced platelet adhesion and aggregation under arterial flow conditions. Citrate-anticoagulated blood was preincubated with DMSO 0.3% (control) or oil extract (1 mg/mL) for 15 min and then was perfused over plaque-coated surfaces for 10 min at room temperature at a shear rate of 1000 s⁻¹. (a) shows the intensity (CTCF) over a time lapse. (b) Bar diagram (values are mean ± SEM; 𝑛=3). ***𝑃<0.001. We eliminated the background (yellow colored oil) with plugin that implemented ImageJ's (subtract background command) to avoid quenching phenomena for the yellow colored oil (the Amazonian oil).

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