Lexic.us

Definition of Activase

1. Noun. A thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction.

Medical Definition of Activase

1. A thrombolytic agent which works by activating the bodys own fibrinolytic system by activating the production of plasmin from plasminogen. Plasmin is an enzyme which degrades fibrin clots and fibrinogen, as well as several other protein clotting factors. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Activase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"Three Rbu-P2 carboxylase activase (Rea) polypeptides are encoded in the barley genome by two closely linked, tandemly oriented nuclear genes ..."

2. Biotechnology in a Global Economy by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"Genentech was the primary company to develop activase (the brand name for tPA). Sales of activase, Genentech's main product, were much slower than expected ..."

3. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plant Vectors: Bibliography January by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"Lysine 169, at the putative ATP-binding site of the 41-kDa form of Rbu- P2 carboxylase activase, was changed to arginine, isoleucine, and threonine by ..."

4. Meeting the Challenge: U. S. Industry Faces the 21st Century: The U. S by Jon Paugh (1998)
"Genentech's blood clot-dissolving drug activase, a genetically engineered ... Clinical trials showed that individuals treated with activase within three ..."

5. Biotechnology in a Global Economy by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1991)
"Genentech was the primary company to develop activase (the brand name for tPA). Sales of activase, Genentech's main product, were much slower than expected ..."

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