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Technical Support FAQ Glossary

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ARG Technical Support FAQ - Glossary of Terms
This ARG Technical Support FAQ Glossary is in development. Eventually, it will be a list of Nutritional terms and their definitions. The terms are arranged alphabetically, and you can jump to a specific term by selecting its first letter from the index below.

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14 Glossary Terms Found.
Cardiac Infarction Heart attack Cerebral Infarction Stroke Endogenous Produced in the body Exogenous Derived from outside the body Fibrin A whitish, filamentous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and makes up part of coagulum or blood clots Fibrinolytic Pertaining to or causing the breaking up of blood clots Infarction Cardiac or cerebral tissue death due to failure of blood supply to the area usually caused by a blood clot Plasmin An endogenously produced fibrinolytic enzyme. Plasminogen A precursor to plasmin. A protein found in many tissues and body fluids t-PAs The most commonly used thrombolytic drugs including activase, urokinase, and streptokinase Thrombolytic Pertaining to or causing the breaking up of a thrombus Thrombus A blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel or a cavity of the heart TPA Tissue plasminogen activator Urokinase An endogenously produced thrombolytic enzyme & also a commonly used thrombolytic drug given intravenously to cardiac and cerebral infarction patients