Proceedings: Release of plasminogen activators from isolated human glomeruli.
1975
B Astedt
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007678
Kidney Glomerulus
A cluster of convoluted capillaries beginning at each nephric tubule in the kidney and held together by connective tissue.
Glomerulus, Kidney
D010450
Endopeptidases
A subclass of PEPTIDE HYDROLASES that catalyze the internal cleavage of PEPTIDES or PROTEINS.
Endopeptidase,Peptide Peptidohydrolases
D004789
Enzyme Activation
Conversion of an inactive form of an enzyme to one possessing metabolic activity. It includes 1, activation by ions (activators); 2, activation by cofactors (coenzymes); and 3, conversion of an enzyme precursor (proenzyme or zymogen) to an active enzyme.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014568
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
A proteolytic enzyme that converts PLASMINOGEN to FIBRINOLYSIN where the preferential cleavage is between ARGININE and VALINE. It was isolated originally from human URINE, but is found in most tissues of most VERTEBRATES.