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Selective Inactivation of the Plasminogen Contaminant in Thrombin

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THE contamination of preparations of thrombin and fibrinogen with plasminogen, the precursor of the fibrinolytic enzyme, has always presented great difficulties in the measurement of fibrinolytic activity.

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  1. GABOR MARKUS: Established Investigator of the American Heart Association.

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MARKUS, G., AMBRUS, C. Selective Inactivation of the Plasminogen Contaminant in Thrombin. Nature 188, 582–583 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188582a0

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