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Protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis
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urokinase
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Urokinase , also called urinary plasminogen activator ( uPA or u-PA ), is a serine protease . It was discovered in 1947 by McFarlane. Urokinase was originally isolated from human urine , but is present in several physiological locations, such as blood stream ...
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n. (context enzyme English) An enzyme, found in the urine, which converts plasminogen to plasmin, and is used in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.
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n. protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis [syn: plasminogen activator ]