plasminogen activator

Noun

Meaning

protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

plasminogen-activator

Synonyms

peptidase proteinase urokinase fibrinolysin

Hypernyms

protease peptidase proteinase proteolytic enzyme

Close letter words and terms

plasminemia plasminergic plasminogen plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor-10 plasminogen activator inhibitor-2