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  2. Fibrin - Wikipedia

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    H&E stain. Fibrin (also called Factor Ia) is a fibrous, non-globular protein involved in the clotting of blood. It is formed by the action of the protease thrombin on fibrinogen, which causes it to polymerize. The polymerized fibrin, together with platelets, forms a hemostatic plug or clot over a wound site. When the lining of a blood vessel is ...

  3. Fibrinogen - Wikipedia

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    structure summary. Fibrinogen (coagulation factor I) is a glycoprotein complex, produced in the liver, [1] that circulates in the blood of all vertebrates. [2] During tissue and vascular injury, it is converted enzymatically by thrombin to fibrin and then to a fibrin-based blood clot. Fibrin clots function primarily to occlude blood vessels to ...

  4. Coagulation - Wikipedia

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    Blood coagulation pathways in vivo showing the central role played by thrombin. Health. Beneficial. Coagulation, also known as clotting, is the process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot. It results in hemostasis, the cessation of blood loss from a damaged vessel, followed by repair.

  5. Fibronectin - Wikipedia

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    Fibronectin is a high- molecular weight (~500-~600 kDa) [5] glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix that binds to membrane -spanning receptor proteins called integrins. [6] Fibronectin also binds to other extracellular matrix proteins such as collagen, fibrin, and heparan sulfate proteoglycans (e.g. syndecans).

  6. Fibrinogen alpha chain - Wikipedia

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    The protein encoded by this gene is the alpha component of fibrinogen, a blood-borne glycoprotein composed of three pairs of nonidentical polypeptide chains. Following vascular injury, fibrinogen is cleaved by thrombin to form fibrin, which is the most abundant component of blood clots. In addition, various cleavage products of fibrinogen and ...

  7. Fibrinogen beta chain - Wikipedia

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    Fibrinogen beta chain, also known as FGB, is a gene found in humans and most other vertebrates with a similar system of blood coagulation. The protein encoded by this gene is the beta component of fibrinogen, a blood-borne glycoprotein composed of three pairs of nonidentical polypeptide chains. Following vascular injury, fibrinogen is cleaved ...

  8. Fibrin scaffold - Wikipedia

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    A fibrin scaffold is a network of protein that holds together and supports a variety of living tissues. It is produced naturally by the body after injury, but also can be engineered as a tissue substitute to speed healing. The scaffold consists of naturally occurring biomaterials composed of a cross-linked fibrin network and has a broad use in ...

  9. Fibrinogen gamma chain - Wikipedia

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    Fibrinogen gamma chain, also known as fibrinogen gamma gene (FGG), is a human gene found on chromosome 3. [5] The protein encoded by this gene is the gamma component of fibrinogen, a blood-borne glycoprotein composed of three pairs of nonidentical polypeptide chains. Following vascular injury, fibrinogen is cleaved by thrombin to form fibrin ...