antithrombin
Britishnoun
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The genus Laetiporus has attracted attention for its extracts exhibiting antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antithrombin bioactivities.
From Science Daily
Guay, who is completing his Ph.D. in the molecular cellular biology program at UMass Amherst, focused on two specific mammalian proteins, known as alpha-1 antitrypsin and antithrombin.
From Science Daily
The drug, fitusiran, targets the production of antithrombin, a protein that inhibits clotting.
From Nature
By silencing a gene for antithrombin, fitusiran enables a rise in the production of the enzyme thrombin, which helps the blood to clot.
From Nature
But rather than inhibiting antithrombin's activity, the company plans to block its expression by using short strands of RNA to silence the messenger RNA that carries the code for antithrombin—an approach called RNA interference.
From Scientific American
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