Thrombosis


  • Blood clots
  • Thrombus
  • Thrombotic disease
  • Thrombosis in animals

Background

A clot in an artery or vein is made up of platelets, which are little particles in the blood that coagulate, and fibrin, which is the fibrous protein that cross-links to plug the artery.

The twenty-first century saw the discovery of an enzyme called t-PA (tissue plasminogen activator), which breaks down the fibrin and dissipates the clot.

Reduces


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