Definition of Plasminogen

1. Noun. An inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents.

Generic synonyms: Fibrinolysin, Plasmin

Definition of Plasminogen

1. Noun. (biochemistry) The inactive precursor to plasmin; profibrinolysin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plasminogen

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Plasminogen

1. The inactive precursor of plasmin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plasminogen

plasmaspheres
plasmaspheric
plasmaspheric hiss
plasmat-
plasmatic
plasmatic compartment
plasmatical
plasmation
plasmatogamy
plasmenic acid
plasmic
plasmid
plasmids
plasmin
plasmin prothrombins conversion factor
plasminogen (current term)
plasminogen activator
plasminogen activator inhibitor 1
plasminogen activator inhibitor 2
plasminogen inactivators
plasminogens
plasminokinase
plasminoplastin
plasmins
plasmo-
plasmocoagulase
plasmocyte
plasmocytes
plasmocytic leukemoid reaction
plasmodesm

Literary usage of Plasminogen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Alcohols Effect on Organ Function edited by Dianne M. Welsh (1997)
"The principal physiologic inhibitor, plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1), terminates the fibrinolytic process. Epidemiological studies have ..."

2. Proceedings of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Symposium on edited by Judith H. LaRosa, Michael J. Horan, Eugene R. Passamani (1996)
"Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and size of infarct, left ventricular ... Trial of tissue plasminogen activator for mortality reduction in acute ..."

3. Identifying Health Technologies That Work: Searching For Evidence by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... plasminogen-activator complex; GISSI = The Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della ... GUSTO = Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tissue plasminogen ..."

4. Alcohols Effect on Organ Function edited by Dianne M. Welsh (1997)
"The principal physiologic inhibitor, plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1), terminates the fibrinolytic process. Epidemiological studies have ..."

5. Proceedings of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Symposium on edited by Judith H. LaRosa, Michael J. Horan, Eugene R. Passamani (1996)
"Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and size of infarct, left ventricular ... Trial of tissue plasminogen activator for mortality reduction in acute ..."

6. Identifying Health Technologies That Work: Searching For Evidence by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... plasminogen-activator complex; GISSI = The Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della ... GUSTO = Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tissue plasminogen ..."

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