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plasminogen

plazmi nuh jin

  • n  an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents

  • FDA Commissioner Frank Young announced that the agency had approved the use of tissue plasminogen activator, or t-PA, as an emergency treatment for heart attacks.
  • Then researchers determined that a drug called tissue plasminogen activator, or TPA, which has been used for years to treat heart attacks, can also alter the course of a stroke.
  • In addition, patients who breathed the exhaust showed a drop in blood levels of the protein t-PA, or tissue plasminogen activator, which inhibits the formation of blood clots that .
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  • Study examines out-of hospital stroke policy at Chicago hospitals
    Implementing an out-of hospital stroke policy in some Chicago hospitals was associated with significant improvements in emergency medical services use and increased intravenous tissue plasminogen activator use at primary stroke centers, according to a study published by JAMA Neurology.
    July 1, 2013 - EurekAlert!
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  • Toru Iwatani in Carolina Newswire (press release)
    The Biolex team has successfully produced a wide range of human proteins and monoclonal antibodies including Plasminogen, a protein that contains multiple kringle domains similar to those in NK4,said Mr. Kunio Iwatani, Chief Executive Officer...

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