Fibrinolytic

Definition of Fibrinolytic:

Pertaining to or emanating from fibrinolysis; substances that stimulate or inhibit fibrinolysis, which process includes plasminogen, tissue plasminogen activator, urokinase and kallikrein. Fibrinolytic inhibitors include ?-aminocaproic acid and antiplasmin-?1; Fibrinolytic stimulators include hormones (e.g. corticosteroids), enzymes (e.g. streptokinase) and others such as epinephrine [Saunders2007].

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[Saunders2007] Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. © 2007 Elsevier. Retrieved June 4 2016 from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/fibrinolytic.