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bloodvessels.7Fibrinolysisismediatedbyplasminaproteinproduced
bytheliverandreleasedintoplasmaasaninactiveprecursor
(plasminogen).7,11Tissueplasminogenactivator(tPA)isthemain
plasminogenactivatorresponsibleforconvertingcirculating
plasminogenintoplasmin.tPAisthenabletobindandconvert
plasminogentoplasmin.Plasmindegradessolublefibrin,fibrinogen,
andcrosslinkedfibrinintofibrin(orfibrinogen)degradationproducts
(FDPs).FDPshaveantihemostaticpropertiesandcaninhibitthefunction
ofbothplateletsandvariousclottingfactors
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