antithrombin


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antithrombin

[‚an·tē′thräm·bən]
(biochemistry)
A substance in blood plasma that inactivates thrombin.
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The report analyzes the markets for factor XIII concentrates, fibrinogen concentrates, albumins, antithrombins and prothrombin complex concentrates in the US, the top five countries of Europe (the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain), and Japan.
Critical Care Market to 2019 - Growth from Factor Concentrates New Indications and Increasing Demand for Albumin in Asia-Pacific
Lower limits of detection were 1-2% for the intrinsic factors (VIII, IX, XI, and XII), 5-7% for the extrinsic factors (II, V, VII, and X), and 10% for proteins C and S and antithrombin activity.
Evaluation and performance characteristics of the STA-R coagulation analyzer
6) Furthermore, patients who have antithrombin, protein C or protein S deficiencies, multiple inherited risk factors, or homozygosity for Factor V Leiden, were found to have increased risk of recurrence compared with patients without them.
Testing for genetic predisposition to venous thrombosis
The company's lead product, ATryn is the first and only plasma-free antithrombin concentrate.
ATryn Antithrombin (Recombinant) Prevents Venous Thromboembolic Events in Pregnant Patients with Hereditary Antithrombin Deficiency
Antithrombin (Recombinant), is the first and only plasma-free antithrombin concentrate.
GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc., an LFB Group Company, Announces Name Change to rEVO Biologics and Renewed Commitment to Evolving Recombinant Medicine
To make the drug, scientists from GTC put modified DNA, that is recombinant DNA, or rDNA, for the human antithrombin protein into single-cell embryos of goats.
FDA approves drug from Charlton goats; First from transgenic animals
Two enzymatic assay principles exist for the determination of antithrombin activity, both using a chromogenic substrate.
Long-term analytical performance of hemostasis field methods as assessed by evaluation of the results of an external quality assessment program for antithrombin
1) These scaled-down versions of the traditional heparin chain have the specific pentasaccharide sequence that is necessary to bind with antithrombin.
Low molecular weight heparins: how they work ... what they do
The company's lead product, ATryn[R] Antithrombin (Recombinant), is the first and only plasma-free antithrombin concentrate.
Hereditary Antithrombin Deficiency and rEVO Biologics' ATryn Appears on TV Segment on Lifetime Morning Show, The Balancing Act[TM]
Table 17: Critical Care Market, Global, Antithrombin, Revenue ($'000), 2002-2010 29
Critical Care Market to 2017 - Shift of Focus Towards PCC, Factor Concentrates and Antithrombins Due to Better Safety and Efficacy Profiles
Antithrombin is a blood protein that regulates clotting.
Goat's milk green light; Charlton-based clot drug `safe'
Additional study of the other endogenous anticoagulants, including antithrombin III and activated protein C (in the absence of heparin), may be warranted, they concluded.
Tifacogin for severe sepsis

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