plasminogen

IPA: pɫæzmˈɪnʌdʒɪn

noun

  • (biochemistry) The inactive precursor to plasmin; profibrinolysin
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Examples of "plasminogen" in Sentences

  • It activates plasminogen to the serine protease, plasmin.
  • Plasmin is produced in an inactive form, plasminogen, in the liver.
  • PAI 1, however, is the main inhibitor of the plasminogen activators.
  • It does so by cleaving the single chained plasminogen into two chains.
  • In fact, the LPA gene derives from a duplication of the plasminogen gene.
  • Fibrin is a cofactor for plasminogen activation by tissue plasminogen activator.

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