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Thrombosis is a complex, multifactorial process characterized by partial or total occlusion of a vessel. In the arterial vascular tree, thrombosis is closely related to atherosclerosis, another complex process, characterized by the formation of an atheromatous plaque on the vascular wall.

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de Gaetano, G., Cerletti, C., Poggi, A., Donati, M.B. (1990). Animal experiments and recent progress in thrombosis research. In: Garattini, S., van Bekkum, D.W. (eds) The Importance of Animal Experimentation for Safety and Biomedical Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1904-4_12

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