Pharmacologic Substance
antithrombin iii
Brand Names:
ATryn; Thrombate III
Definitions related to antithrombin iii:
  • A plasma alpha 2 glycoprotein that accounts for the major antithrombin activity of normal plasma and also inhibits several other enzymes. It is a member of the serpin superfamily.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Blood glycoprotein which inhibits thrombin and other blood coagulation factors; important to maintenance of normal blood fluidity.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Atryn, trade name of recombinant human antithrombin, an anticoagulant agent used to prevent thrombosis--the formation of a clot in a blood vessel that may block or impede the flow of blood, causing a potentially life-threatening condition. Atryn was developed by U.S.-based GTC Biotherapeutics and...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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