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Thrombin
1) An enzyme formed from prothrombin that converts fibrinogen to fibrin.
2) A proteolytic enzyme formed from prothrombin that facilitates the clotting of blood by catalysing conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin and that is used in the form of a powder as a topical hemostatic -- called also thrombase.
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