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tissue plasminogen activator |
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tissue plasminogen activator [¦tish·ü plaz‚min·ə·jən ′ak·tə‚vād·ər] (medicine) A proteolytic enzyme that can convert plasminogen to plasmin. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Trade-named Activase, tPA is effective only against these so-called
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hemorrhage. under the brand
name Activase, is widely used to treat heart attacks. For
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