Chemicals and Drugs

Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products

Soluble protein fragments formed by the proteolytic action of plasmin on fibrin or fibrinogen. FDP and their complexes profoundly impair the hemostatic process and are a major cause of hemorrhage in intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis.

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Abstract

Soluble protein fragments formed by the proteolytic action of plasmin on fibrin or fibrinogen. FDP and their complexes profoundly impair the hemostatic process and are a major cause of hemorrhage in intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis.

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7 entry terms
  • Antithrombin VI
  • Fibrin Degradation Product
  • Fibrin Degradation Products
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Split Products
  • Degradation Product, Fibrin
  • Degradation Products, Fibrin
  • Product, Fibrin Degradation

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28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

in texts as FDP

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76

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Previous Indexing

  • Fibrin/metabolism (1970-1975)
  • Fibrinogen/metabolism (1970-1975)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005338. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005338
  2. Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrin_degradation_product
  3. Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2162109