thromboplastin
[ throm-buh-plas-tin ]
/ ˌθrɒm bəˈplæs tɪn /
noun
Biochemistry.
a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
Pharmacology.
a commercial form of this substance, obtained from the brains of cattle, used chiefly as a local hemostatic and as a laboratory reagent in blood prothrombin tests.
Also called
throm·bo·ki·nase
[throm-boh-kahy-neys, -kin-eys] /ˌθrɒm boʊˈkaɪ neɪs, -ˈkɪn eɪs/.
Words nearby thromboplastin
Example sentences from the Web for thrombokinase
Hence the question arises, whence are derived thrombogen and thrombokinase?
If plasma containing thrombogen but no thrombokinase be treated with a saline extract of any tissues it will soon clot.
The plasma collected from such blood is found to contain thrombogen but no thrombokinase.
British Dictionary definitions for thrombokinase (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for thrombokinase (2 of 2)
thromboplastin
/ (ˌθrɒmbəʊˈplæstɪn) /
noun
any of a group of substances that are liberated from damaged blood platelets and other tissues and convert prothrombin to thrombin
Also called: thrombokinase
Medical definitions for thrombokinase (1 of 2)
thrombokinase
[ thrŏm′bō-kī′nās, -nāz ]
n.
thromboplastin
Medical definitions for thrombokinase (2 of 2)
thromboplastin
[ thrŏm′bō-plăs′tĭk ]
n.
A plasma protein present in tissues, platelets, and white blood cells necessary for the coagulation of blood and, in the presence of calcium ions, necessary for the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin.
factor III platelet tissue factor thrombokinase