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fibrinogen , fibrinogen A soluble blood protein that is acted upon by the enzyme thrombin during blood clotting to give the insoluble protein fibrin. See also BLO… Transfusion , Transfusion
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Definit… Blood Donation And Registry , Blood donation, also called blood banking, refers to the process of collecting, testing, preparing, and storing whole blood and blood components inte… Blood Plasma , blood plasma The almost colourless fluid that remains when all corpuscles have been removed from blood (present as a suspension after centrifugation… Blood Transfusion , blood transfusion Blood, moved between bodies, has long been thought to rejuvenate its recipient. Though transfusion ‘proper’ — moving blood directly… Renin , renin A proteolytic enzyme (see protease) that is involved in the formation of the hormone angiotensin, which raises blood pressure. Renin is secrete…
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