thrombin
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Term info
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- OMIM:176930
- SNOMEDCT:415715002
- SNOMEDCT:36176003
- MeSH:D013917
- DSSTox_Generic_SID:40626
- NCIt:C87773
definition
Thrombin is a "trypsin-like" serine protease protein that in humans is encoded by the F2 gene.[2][3] Prothrombin (coagulation factor II) is proteolytically cleaved to form thrombin in the coagulation cascade, which ultimately results in the stemming of blood loss. Thrombin in turn acts as a serine protease that converts soluble fibrinogen into insoluble strands of fibrin, as well as catalyzing many other coagulation-related reactions.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrombin
term editor
Ele Holloway, James Malone, Tomasz Adamusiak