LITTLE is known about the mechanism by which blood clots or fibrin monolayers usually lyse. The enzyme plasmin (fibrinolysin) has been assumed to play a key part in this mechanism and for this ...
in solutions of low ionic strength, in addition to inhibiting the polymerization of fibrinogen, is able to depolymerize and thus dissolve preformed clots.
A blood clot forms as a natural response to blood vessel injuries, where platelets and fibrin collaborate to control bleeding. At times these clots may be formed within the blood vessels and then ...
the stable fibrin clot being the final product of hemostasis. The fibrinolytic system then functions to break down fibrinogen and fibrin. Activation of the fibrinolytic system generates plasmin ...
Platelets Convert fibrinogen to fibrin. Fibrin forms a mesh that traps blood. Important in blood clotting and scab formation. Cell fragments (very small).