noun
- Small peptide fragments released from fibrinogen when it is converted to fibrin during blood clotting.
Usage: technical; biochemistry; plural form; singular is fibrinopeptide
Examples
- Fibrinopeptides are released when thrombin cleaves fibrinogen molecules.
- The measurement of fibrinopeptides can indicate the rate of fibrin formation in the blood.
- During coagulation, fibrinopeptides A and B are the primary fragments produced.
- Researchers studied fibrinopeptides to better understand the clotting cascade.
- Elevated levels of fibrinopeptides may suggest increased thrombin activity.