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US
/ˌpɫæzˈmɪnədʒɪn/
]
NOUN
- an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents
How To Use plasminogen In A Sentence
- Plasminogen binds to both fibrinogen and fibrin, thereby being incorporated into a clot as it is formed.
- The Borrelia need plasminogen from human blood to migrate to the tick's salivary glands and then infect the human.
- The first is a magnetic nanoparticle designed to target a molecule known as urokinase plasminogen activator receptor. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- It followed 3,339 patients who had been treated for heart attacks with tissue plasminogen activator (Activase), a drug made by Genentech Inc. ANC Daily News Briefing
- Improved thrombolytic therapy will most likely consist of potent specific plasminogen activators in combination with targeted anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet agents.
- The systematic review included information on three different thrombolytic agents: streptokinase, urokinase, and recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, but direct comparison of different thrombolytic drugs was not possible.
- The experimental pre-clinical treatment involved putting a naturally occurring substance called plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) into the brains of newborn rats, said Chia-Yi Kuan, M.D. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- Tissue plasminogen activator and, to a lesser degree, urokinase are serine proteases which convert plasminogen to plasmin.
- These results could suggest a prominent role of tissue type plasminogen activator in the pathogenesis of endothelin induced gastric mucosal damage.
- Wu YP, Siao CJ, Lu W, Sung TC, Frohman MA, et al. (2000) The tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)/plasmin extracellular proteolytic system regulates seizure-induced hippocampal mossy fiber outgrowth through a proteoglycan substrate. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
