<chemical> A member of the serpin superfamily found in human plasma that inhibits the lysis of fibrin clots induced by plasminogen activator. It is a glycoprotein, molecular weight approximately 70,000 that migrates in the alpha 2 region in immunoelectrophoresis. It is the principle plasmin inactivator in blood, rapidly forming a very stable ...
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(an″te-) (an″ti-plaz´min) a substance in the blood that inhibits plasmin. The most important is α2-antiplasmin, which acts by forming stable complexes with free plasmin. It is also crosslinked to fibrin by coagulation factor XIII and inhibits the binding of plasminogen to fibrin. Inheri...
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(= a-2-antiplasmin) Plasma protein (65 kD) that inhibits plasmin (and Factors XIa, XIIa, plasma kallikrein, thrombin and trypsin) and therefore acts to regulate fibrinolysis.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′tē-plaz′min Definitions: 1. A substance that inhibits or prevents the effects of plasmin; found in plasma and some tissues, especially the spleen and liver. Synonyms: antifibrinolysin
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