The breakdown of the fibrin strands of a blood clot by a proteolytic enzyme.
a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots; "drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically"
The process of breaking down blood clots (fibrin) through the action of several different enzymes.
Dissolution of fibrin by enzymatic action.
the action of the enzyme fibrinolysin in the dissolution of blood clots (thrombi).
(fi-bri-no- li-sis) - Biochemical process that works to dissolve the fibrin matrix, which develops in response to inflammation.
The splitting Up of fibrin by enzyme action.
The dissolution of fibrin from a blood clot.
Fibrinolysis is the process where a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down. Its main enzyme, plasmin, cuts the fibrin mesh at various places, leading to the production of circulating fragments that are cleared by other proteinases or by the kidney and liver.