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Mesh term Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products

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Fibrin
Fibrinogen

Description

Soluble protein fragments formed by the proteolytic action of plasmin on fibrin or fibrinogen. FDP and their complexes profoundly impair the hemostatic process and are a major cause of hemorrhage in intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis.



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