Organ Distribution of Fibrin in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

S ummary . The quantitative distribution of 131 I‐fibrin in the organs and tissues of rabbits with inhibition of fibrinolysis was compared following the injection of the purified coagulant enzyme of Agkistrodon rhodostoma venom (Arvin) or the infusion of thrombin. There was virtually complete conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin by both Arvin and thrombin, although the rate of conversion was three times as fast with Arvin. 67–79 per cent of …