Medical term:
prekallikrein
prekallikrein
[pre-kal″ĭ-kre´in]a plasma protein that is the proenzyme of plasma kallikrein; it is cleaved to its active enzyme form by activated coagulation factor XII.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
pre·kal·li·kre·in
(prē'kal-ĭ-krē'in),A plasma glycoprotein that in complex with kininogen serves as a cofactor in the activation of factor XII. Prekallikrein also serves as the proenzyme for plasma kallikrein.
Synonym(s): Fletcher factor
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
pre·kal·li·kre·in
(prē'kal-i-krē'in)A plasma glycoprotein that in complex with kininogen serves as a cofactor in the activation of factor XII; also serves as the proenzyme for plasma kallikrein.
Synonym(s): Fletcher factor.
Synonym(s): Fletcher factor.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
Fletcher,
surname of the patient in whom the defect was first noted.Fletcher defect - slow contact activation in coagulation of the blood.
Fletcher factor - factor found in coagulation studies, revealing a slow contact activation but not associated with bleeding abnormalities. Synonym(s): prekallikrein
Medical Eponyms © Farlex 2012
pre·kal·li·kre·in
(prē'kal-i-krē'in)A plasma glycoprotein that in complex with kininogen serves as a cofactor in the activation of factor XII; also serves as the proenzyme for plasma kallikrein.
Synonym(s): Fletcher factor.
Synonym(s): Fletcher factor.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
Latest Searches:
anteorbital - Anorgasmy - anociassociation - ankerite - anitrogenous - anhydration - angiectomy - androgenesis - anconal - anatomical - anachoresis - amphigony - ammonification - aminometramide - aminolevulinic - ameburia - ameboma - ambitendencies - alternifolia - alopecia -
- Service manuals - MBI Corp