A new study from the University of Alberta demonstrated that the blood clotting protein called fibrinogen also regulates MMP-2, an enzyme involved in immunity and in clot formation inside blood ...

Congenital fibrinogen disorders encompass a heterogeneous group of inherited conditions affecting either the quantity or quality of fibrinogen, a critical glycoprotein in the coagulation cascade.

The current era of lipid lowering and consequent reduction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been notable for both remarkable progress and associated irony. Publication of the landmark trials ...

THE appearance of a severe hemorrhagic diathesis associated with the absence, or extremely low levels, of circulating fibrinogen has long been known in certain clinical conditions such as premature ...

The conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the final step in the blood coagulation sequence, is a complex but orderly reaction. Thrombin cleaves the long, axially oriented fibrinogen molecule at a ...

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