Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An enzyme in human urine that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin and is used in medicine to dissolve blood clots.
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- noun biochemistry An
enzyme , found in theurine , which convertsplasminogen toplasmin , and is used in thetreatment ofdeep vein thrombosis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis
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Examples
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In a mouse study, Dickek and his team transplanted bone marrow containing macrophages that overproduce a protein-digesting enzyme known as urokinase into aged, atherosclerotic mice.
innovations-report 2010
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In a mouse study, Dickek and his team transplanted bone marrow containing macrophages that overproduce a protein-digesting enzyme known as urokinase into aged, atherosclerotic mice.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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In a mouse study, Dickek and his team transplanted bone marrow containing macrophages that overproduce a protein-digesting enzyme known as urokinase into aged, atherosclerotic mice.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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In a mouse study, Dickek and his team transplanted bone marrow containing macrophages that overproduce a protein-digesting enzyme known as urokinase into aged, atherosclerotic mice.
innovations-report 2010
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"For instance, platelets might deliver an enzyme called urokinase to selectively disintegrate blood clots."
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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UW researchers learned that, inside some advanced plaques, macrophages that overproduce a protein-digesting enzyme known as urokinase into aged, atherosclerotic mice.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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The first is a magnetic nanoparticle designed to target a molecule known as urokinase plasminogen activator receptor.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The first is a magnetic nanoparticle designed to target a molecule known as urokinase plasminogen activator receptor.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The first is a magnetic nanoparticle designed to target a molecule known as urokinase plasminogen activator receptor.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The first is a magnetic nanoparticle designed to target a molecule known as urokinase plasminogen activator receptor.
Nano Tech Wire 2010
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