Definition: An enzyme formed from PROTHROMBIN that converts FIBRINOGEN to FIBRIN.
/antag permitted: not same as ANTITHROMBINS
Pharmacological ActionHemostatics See AlsoCoagulants
Other names Thrombase; Thrombin Pfizer Brand; Thrombin Jones Brand; Thrombin Ethicon Brand; JMI, Thrombin; gamma-Thrombin; beta-Thrombin; beta,gamma-Thrombin; alpha-Thrombin; Thrombostat; Thrombinar; Thrombin-JMI; Thrombin JMI; Pfizer Brand of Thrombin; Park Davis Brand of Thrombin; Jones Brand of Thrombin; Ethicon Brand of Thrombin