Medical term:

plasminogen


plasminogen

 [plaz-min´o-jen]
the inactive precursor of plasmin, occurring in plasma and converted to plasmin by the action of urokinase; called also profibrinolysin.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

plas·min·o·gen

(plaz-min'ō-jen), [MIM*173350]
A precursor of plasmin. There is an autosomal dominant deficiency of plasminogen [MIM*173350] that may promote thrombosis.
See: plasmin.
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plasminogen

(plăz-mĭn′ə-jən)
n.
The inactive precursor to plasmin that is found in body fluids and blood plasma.
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plasminogen

An 88 kD single-stranded plasmin proenzyme present in the circulation which is converted to plasmin by cleavage of the Arg-Val bond; it is synthesized in the liver, produced or stored in eosinophils and forms complexes with fibrinogen and fibrin; during coagulation, large amounts of plasminogen are integrated in the fibrin clot ↑ in DVT, infection, inflammation, CA, MI, OCs, pregnancy, physical stress, surgery, trauma ↓ in Cirrhosis, other liver disease, DIC, fibrinolysis, hyaline membrane disease–RDS of newborn, renal disease, post-surgery–eg, CABG, thrombosis Normal 2.5-5.2 U/mL–US: 20 mg/dL
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

plas·min·o·gen

(plaz-min'ŏ-jen)
A precursor of plasmin; an autosomal dominant deficiency of plasminogen that may promote thrombosis.
See also: plasmin
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

plasminogen

The precursor to PLASMIN.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

plas·min·o·gen

(plaz-min'ŏ-jen) [MIM*173350]
A precursor of plasmin; may promote thrombosis.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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