Look up: fibrinogen

1. Fibrinogen
   a large soluble protein found in blood which is converted into fibrin during blood clotting.
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2. fibrinogen
   [n] - a protein present in blood plasma
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3. Fibrinogen
   is a blood-clotting agent. In research trials high levels were found to be statistically associated with an increased risk of adverse heart conditions such as CHD.
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4. Fibrinogen
   Fibrinogen: The protein from which is generated fibrin, the essence of a normal blood clot.
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5. fibrinogen
   Lackie Soluble plasma protein (340 kD; 46nm long), composed of 6 peptide chains (2 each of A a , B b , and g ) and present at about 2-3 mg/ml.
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6. Fibrinogen
   Fi·brin'o·gen noun [ Fibrin + -gen .] (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminous substance existing in the blood, and in other animal fluids, which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or paraglobulin forms fibrin, and thus causes coagulation.
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7. fibrinogen
   <protein> Soluble plasma protein (340 kD, 46 nm long), composed of 6 peptide chains (2 each of A_, B_ and _) and present at about 2-3 mg/ml. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...
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8. fibrinogen
   factor I noun a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
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9. fibrinogen
   (fi-brin´o-jәn) factor I. fibrinogen degradation products fragments of fibrinogen or fibrin degraded by plasmin, which are found in the serum and urine of patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation and in the urine of those who have had kidney transplants.
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10. Fibrinogen
    • (n.) An albuminous substance existing in the blood, and in other animal fluids, which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or paraglobulin forms fibrin, and thus causes coagulation.
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11. fibrinogen
    (from the article `plasma`) Plasma contains 6–8 percent proteins. One critical group is the coagulation proteins and their inhibitors, synthesized primarily in the liver. When ... Fibrinogen, the protein of the blood plasma, is converted into the insoluble protein fibrin during the clotting process. The fibrinogen-free fluid ... ...
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12. fibrinogen
    fibrinogen 1. A protein synthesized by the liver and present in blood plasma that is converted into fibrin through the action of thrombin (an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot) and in the presence of calcium ions. 2. A soluble protein present in the blood that is activated ...
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13. fibrinogen
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fī-brin′ō-jen Definitions: 1. A globulin of the blood plasma converted into fibrin by the action of thrombin in the presence of ionized calcium to produce coagulation of the blood; the only coagulable protein in the blood plasma of vertebrates; it is absent ...
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14. Fibrinogen
    - a large soluble protein found in blood which is converted into fibrin during blood clotting.
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15. Fibrinogen
    Fibrinogen is one of the three main components of plasma. The other two being globulins and albumin. Only 3% of plasma is made up of fibrinogen. It is an important link in the chain of reactions that leads to blood clotting. It uses the enzyme thrombin to form a web of fine protein fibres, called fi...
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16. FIBRINOGEN
    Clotting factor in the blood, is converted into its active form (fibrin) by the enzyme thrombin.
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17. fibrinogen
    (fi-brin;uo-jen) A soluble plasma protein that serves as the precursor of fibrin; also called factor I.
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18. fibrinogen
    (fi-brin;uo-jen) A soluble plasma protein that serves as the precursor of fibrin; also called factor I.
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19. Fibrinogen
    `Fibrinogen` (factor I) is a soluble plasma glycoprotein, synthesised by the liver, that is converted by thrombin into fibrin during blood coagulation. This is achieved through processes in the coagulation cascade that activate the zymogen prothrombin to the serine protease thrombin, which is...
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