fibrinopeptide

(ˌfɪbrɪnəʊˈpɛptaɪd)

a peptide which combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting

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fibrinopeptide - peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood

peptide - amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein

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(13-16) Plasma levels of fibrinopeptide A, a marker of thrombin generation, are increased after attacks of CAS, and there is a circadian variation in the levels in parallel with that of CAS attacks.

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Inflammation itself arises from myriad etiologic pathways, with multiple inflammatory mediators potentially involved, including histamines, cytokines, eicosanoids (for example, prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes), complement cascade components, kinins, fibrinopeptide enzymes, nuclear factor-kappa B, and free radicals.

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Homophenotypic Aalpha R16H fibrinogen (Kingsport): uniquely altered polymerization associated with slower fibrinopeptide A than fibrinopeptide B release.

A Chinese family with congenital Dysfibrinogenemia carries a heterozygous missense mutation in FGA: Concerning the genetic abnormality and clinical treatment

Other mechanisms described in the literature include increased activation of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa, CD41a, CD42b, CD62P and CD6 (3,2,6) prothrombin fragment F1+ 2, thrombin-antithrombin III complex and fibrinopeptide A.

ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a 23-year-old woman following plasmapheresis

The test evaluates the levels of fibrinopeptide B (FPB), a small peptide that's released when a thrombosis forms and which is removed from the body through urine.

Urine test could help clinicians spot blood clots in at-risk patients

The test assesses the levels of fibrinopeptide B (FPB), a small peptide released when a thrombosis forms and which is cleared from the body through urine.

Urine test can detect venous thromboembolism, study finds

Fibrin detected in plasma of patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation by fibrin specific antibodies consists primarily of high molecular weight factor XIIIa-crosslinked and plasmin-modified complexes partially containing fibrinopeptide A.

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Fibrinopeptide After strenuous physical exercise at hith altitude.

The effect of RAST anaerobic test on creatine phosphokinase and lactate dehydrogenase enzymes in active and non-active females

The m/z value variations of three standard peptides from 10 injections are 0.36, 0.89, and 0.26 Da for Angiotensin I, Fibrinopeptide B, and Angiotensin I at mean m/z 449.49, 786.24, and 433.23 Da, respectively.

Issues and applications in label-free quantitative mass spectrometry