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alpha-2-Antiplasmin MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
alpha-2-Antiplasmin
Tree Number(s)
D09.400.430.610
D12.644.861.050
D12.776.124.790.106.090
D12.776.377.715.085.090
D12.776.395.080
D12.776.872.050
Unique ID
D000979
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000979
Scope Note
A member of the serpin superfamily found in plasma that inhibits the lysis of fibrin clots which are induced by plasminogen activator. It is a glycoprotein, molecular weight approximately 70,000 that migrates in the alpha 2 region in immunoelectrophoresis. It is the principal plasmin inactivator in blood, rapidly forming a very stable complex with plasmin.
Entry Term(s)
Serpin F2
alpha 2-Plasmin Inhibitor
alpha(2)-Plasmin Inhibitor
alpha-2 Antiplasmin
Pharm Action
Antifibrinolytic Agents
Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Fibrinolysin/antagonists & inhibitors (1968-1979)
Public MeSH Note
2010; see ANTIPLASMIN 1980-2009
History Note
2010(1980)
Date Introduced
1980/01/01
Last Updated
2023/03/16
alpha-2-Antiplasmin Preferred
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