thrombin
/ˈθrɒmbɪn
/noun [mass noun] Biochemistry
An enzyme in blood plasma which causes the clotting of blood by converting fibrinogen to fibrin.In addition to its role in activation of fibrin clot formation, thrombin plays an important regulatory role in coagulation....
- Fibrinogen is modified by thrombin to produce fibrin monomers that are the primary constituent of the fibrin clot.
- The blood-clotting cascade ends in the formation of a substance that converts a blood protein called prothrombin into the protein thrombin, which actually forms the substance of the blood clot.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek thrombos 'blood clot' + -in1.
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- Harmsworth, Alfred