Which of the following principles measures the actual coagulation protein rather than fibrin formation?
a. Photo-optical
b. Mechanical
c. Chromogenic
d. Immunologic
ANS: D
Immunologic methods measure the actual coagulation protein rather than fibrin formation. These assays are based on antigen-antibody reactions.
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