Medical Definition of Fletcher factor
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A plasma protein which is the precursor of kallikrein. Plasma that is deficient in prekallikrein has been found to be abnormal in thromboplastin formation, kinin generation, evolution of a permeability globulin, and plasmin formation. The absence of prekallikrein in plasma leads to fletcher factor deficiency, a congenital disease.
Chemical name: Kallikreinogen
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fletcher Factor
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