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Definitions of thrombin
  1. noun
    an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot
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  • heparin a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery
  • 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
  • prothrombin a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin
  • lipo-hepin a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery
  • factor ii a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin
  • fibrinase in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot
  • factor iii an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
  • fibrinopeptide peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood
  • liquaemin a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery
  • thrombokinase an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
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