Fibrin mesh. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a mesh of the protein fibrin in a blood clot. The production of fibrin is triggered by cel

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Fibrin mesh. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a mesh of the protein fibrin in a blood clot. The production of fibrin is triggered by cells called platelets, activated when a blood vessel is damaged. The fibrin binds the various blood cells together, forming a solid structure called a blood clot.

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