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Tissue Plasminogen Activator  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A proteolytic enzyme in the serine protease family found in many tissues which converts PLASMINOGEN to FIBRINOLYSIN. It has fibrin-binding activity and is immunologically different from UROKINASE-TYPE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR. The primary sequence, composed of 527 amino acids, is identical in both the naturally occurring and synthetic proteases.

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Entry terms

  • 105857-23-6 (Alteplase)
  • Alteplase
  • Plasminogen Activator, Tissue-Type
  • Tisokinase
  • Tissue Activator D-44
  • Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator
  • T-Plasminogen Activator
  • TTPA

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C8BHCSFT-7

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