Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A protease in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fibrin ferment which causes the coagulation of the blood; thrombase.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biochem.) The enzyme which converts fibrinogen into fibrin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry An
enzyme inblood that facilitates blood clotting by convertingfibrinogen tofibrin (by means ofionized calcium ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot
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Examples
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In its natural state, the aptamer binds with an enzyme called thrombin, which regulates blood clotting.
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In its natural state, the aptamer binds with an enzyme called thrombin, which regulates blood clotting.
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The newer drug works on one protein in the coagulation cascade called thrombin - "which is right at the blood clot, the one right at the end of this process," Sharma says.
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The newer drug works on one protein in the coagulation cascade called thrombin - "which is right at the blood clot, the one right at the end of this process," Sharma says.
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The newer drug works on one protein in the coagulation cascade called thrombin - "which is right at the blood clot, the one right at the end of this process," Sharma says.
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Scientists have known that a protein called thrombin plays an important role in clot formation as a potent activator of platelets.
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Scientists have known that a protein called thrombin plays an important role in clot formation as a potent activator of platelets.
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Scientists have known that a protein called thrombin plays an important role in clot formation as a potent activator of platelets.
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Scientists have known that a protein called thrombin plays an important role in clot formation as a potent activator of platelets.
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One, Pradaxa, a so-called direct thrombin inhibitor, was approved late last year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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