"Thrombin Time" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Clotting time of PLASMA mixed with a THROMBIN solution. It is a measure of the conversion of FIBRINOGEN to FIBRIN, which is prolonged by AFIBRINOGENEMIA, abnormal fibrinogen, or the presence of inhibitory substances, e.g., fibrin-fibrinogen degradation products, or HEPARIN. BATROXOBIN, a thrombin-like enzyme unaffected by the presence of heparin, may be used in place of thrombin.
| Descriptor ID |
D013918
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.625.115.870 E05.200.625.115.870 G09.188.840
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| Concept/Terms |
Thrombin Time- Thrombin Time
- Thrombin Times
- Time, Thrombin
- Times, Thrombin
- Reptilase Time
- Reptilase Times
- Time, Reptilase
- Times, Reptilase
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