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n. - An enzyme produced by some strains of spherical gram-positive bacteria that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin.

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  • For example, let us take streptokinase, which is used to interrupt the formation of a clot at the moment
  • The streptokinase is excellent, and it does not even leave blood clots.
  • Suddenly, at the last moment, someone came up with the idea to use streptokinase.
  • Keiko Castellano had received too much of a different blood thinner, streptokinase.
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