ThrombinIts Key Role in Thrombogenesis-Implications for Its Inhibition
Publisher: CRC
Published: October 3, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780849376498
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Haematology; Medical research; Physiology; therapy; Medical / Nursing; Enzymology; Hematology; etiology; Science/Mathematics; Thrombosis; Cardiology; Medical / Hematology; Antithrombins; Thrombin
First sentence: Thrombin plays a central role in thrombogenesis because it is the only procoagulant enzyme capable of cleaving fibrinogen to fibrin, thereby initiating solid clot formation.