HyperDic: plasminogen_activator

English > 1 sense of the expression plasminogen activator:
NOUNsubstanceplasminogen activator, urokinaseprotease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis
English > plasminogen activator: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningprotease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis.
Synonymurokinase
Broaderprotease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzymeAny enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Spanishuroquinasa
Catalanuroquinasa

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