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Definitions of fibrin
  1. noun
    a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets
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  • fibrinogen a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
  • fibrin a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets
  • fibrinous characterized by the presence of fibrin
  • urokinase protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis
  • afibrinogenemia the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding
  • factor xiii in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot
  • plasmin an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots
  • streptodornase an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)
  • congenital afibrinogenemia a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma
  • fibrinolysin an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots
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