thrombin
noun
throm·bin
ˈthräm-bən 
: a proteolytic enzyme that is formed from prothrombin and facilitates the clotting of blood by catalyzing conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
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At the same time, the body increases production of thrombin, a clotting agent in the blood.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
Blood converts to fibrin by thrombin in the early stages of clot formation, causing the platelets to activate faster.
—Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021
His team has started such a study and going forward will test varying doses of either the classic blood thinner heparin or one of the newer, oral anticoagulant drugs such as dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor.
—Maggie Fox, CNN, 6 May 2020
Our analysis of the molecular composition of these stitch points showed that one of these molecules, neurofascin 155, has a site that can be cleaved by a specific enzyme, thrombin, to thin the myelin.
—R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2020
The study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology uses nanotechnology to deliver thrombin, an enzyme that helps blood to clot.
—Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2018
The thrombin was placed using DNA origami, a process where DNA is folded into specific shapes.
—Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2018
In this complex process known as a coagulation cascade, an enzyme in your blood called thrombin allows a protein called fibrinogen to form a net-like structure that hardens and contracts.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Dec. 2017
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
Blood converts to fibrin by thrombin in the early stages of clot formation, causing the platelets to activate faster.
—Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021
His team has started such a study and going forward will test varying doses of either the classic blood thinner heparin or one of the newer, oral anticoagulant drugs such as dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor.
—Maggie Fox, CNN, 6 May 2020
Our analysis of the molecular composition of these stitch points showed that one of these molecules, neurofascin 155, has a site that can be cleaved by a specific enzyme, thrombin, to thin the myelin.
—R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2020
The study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology uses nanotechnology to deliver thrombin, an enzyme that helps blood to clot.
—Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2018
The thrombin was placed using DNA origami, a process where DNA is folded into specific shapes.
—Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2018
In this complex process known as a coagulation cascade, an enzyme in your blood called thrombin allows a protein called fibrinogen to form a net-like structure that hardens and contracts.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Dec. 2017
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thrombin
noun
throm·bin
ˈthräm-bən
: a proteolytic enzyme formed from prothrombin that facilitates the clotting of blood by catalyzing conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin and that is used in the form of a powder as a topical hemostatic
called also thrombase
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