Talk:Dilute Russell's viper venom time

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Besides one or more solid references for this article, it would be nice if some history could be added as well (with references): who first devised this test, how, where and when? --Jwinius 20:49, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How the test works

OK, lets try to settle down the edit conflicts. The point of this test is that it is a clotting assay which is very dependant on the availability of phospholipid for its activity. Thus, substances which alter the availability of phospholipid to the other clotting factors, most notably lupus anticoagulants, cause a prolongation in clotting in this assay, which can be reversed by adding more phospholipid. I think that's clear from the ref, if not entirely spelled out in a single sentence or paragraph. -Rustavo^{Talk/Contribs} 18:39, 4 June 2007 (UTC)