Definition of fibrinogen
: a plasma protein that is produced in the liver and is converted into fibrin during blood clot formation
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In this complex process known as a coagulation cascade, an enzyme in your blood called thrombin allows a protein called fibrinogen to form a net-like structure that hardens and contracts.
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Exactly what will be in thread, Page isn’t quite sure — maybe collagens, maybe fibrinogens.
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