Definition of Tissue plasminogen activator

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

Exact synonyms: Activase
Generic synonyms: Clot Buster, Thrombolytic, Thrombolytic Agent
Language type: Trade Name

Medical Definition of Tissue plasminogen activator

1. Plasma serine protease, one of a closely related group of plasminogen activators. Contains an EGF like domain and multiple copies of the kringle domain. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tissue Plasminogen Activator

tissue extracts
tissue factor
tissue fixation
tissue fluid
tissue hormones
tissue inhibitor-of metalloproteinase-2
tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase
tissue inhibitor of-metalloproteinase-3
tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases
tissue layer
tissue lymph
tissue molding
tissue paper
tissue perfusion
tissue plasminogen activator (current term)
tissue plasminogen activator (current term)
tissue polypeptide antigen
tissue preservation
tissue procollagenase
tissue registration
tissue respiration
tissue survival
tissue tension
tissue therapy
tissue thromboplastin inhibition time
tissue transplantation
tissue typing
tissue typing
tissue valve
tissue weighting factor

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