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plasminogen activity (plasmin) in plasma
Indications:
- evaluation of thromboembolism
- evaluating patients with a family history of thrombophilia
- evaluating patients with ligneous conjunctivitis
- association with homozygous plasminogen deficiency
- evaluation of fibrinolysis, in conjunction with other clinical coagulation tests
a) plasma fibrinogen
b) plasma tissue plasminogen activator-inhibitor
c) plasma D-dimer
Reference interval:
- 75-140%
Methods:
- chromogenic assay
Specimen:
- light blue-top (citrate) tube(s)
- 1 mL of platelet-poor plasma
Related
plasminogen antigen in plasma
plasminogen; contains: plasmin heavy chain A; activation peptide; angiostatin; plasmin light chain B (PLG)
General
clinical coagulation test
References
- Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Plasminogen Activity, Plasma
http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/print.php?unit_code=9079
- Plasminogen Activity
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