| fibrin | a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots |
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| fibrin | in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot |
| fibrin | a protein present in blood plasma |
| fibrin | an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots |
| fibrin | a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots |
| fibrin | peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood |
| fibrin | characterized by the presence of fibrin |